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Central College

Pella, IA 50219Town: DistantUNITID 153108

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences FocusReformed Church in AmericaSpecialty: Parks, Recreation & Fitness 21%Specialty: Business 20%Specialty: Biology 10%
Undergraduates
1,070
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
86%
Average net price
$23.4k
Graduation rate
66%
Retention rate
80%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54.3k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
11:1
Value score*
44th pct.
Programs offered
36
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Midwest · West North Central
Setting
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
Reformed Church in America
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Admit rate
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Net price
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.