Centre College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 89% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 72% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 73% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 2% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.83 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• economics
• biology
• history

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.65
• Sophomore: 1.90
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Other: 4-2-4 system (two semesters with six-week term in January and February)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 5 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September.

• 37% continue immediately.
• 42% continue within one year.
• 60% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 8%
• Medical School: 7%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 2%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 19%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%

• Indiana University Bloomington, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of North Carolina
• at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia.

• Ashland Oil, Chubb Insurance, Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati), Humana, IBM, National City Corp.

• James H. Evans, retired chairperson, Union Pacific; Pierce Lively, judge and former chief justice, U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals; J. David Grissom, investor and former banker.