Centre College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Centre College was established in the year 1819. It is a private undergraduate college of liberal arts located in Danville, Kentucky. The campus of the institution consists of more than 60 buildings, which are spread across an area of over 150 acres. The college provides students the opportunity to study abroad while offering various degrees and programs domestically.

Centre College’s campus is home to several student run organizations, including the Association of Women in Mathematics, the Centre Chess Club, the Centre Cycling Club, the Centre Equestrian Club and the Centre Women's Club Lacrosse team. The Greek life offered by the college includes various sonorities and fraternities, including Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Phi Alpha Theta and Phi Beta Kappa, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, liberal arts, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,197 in 2009-2010 (1,181 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Centre College provides on-campus housing for 1,239 of its 1,181 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 16 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (141 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (47 awarded)

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (30 awarded)

• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology