10-yr median earnings
$60,122
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Lynchburg, Virginia
Centra College
Centra College is a private nonprofit institution in Lynchburg, Virginia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $60,122
- 10-yr median earnings
- 100.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Centra College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 16%
- former-student earnings, US
- 100.0%
- acceptance rate
- +0%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Centra College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B
College Value Score
71/100
Centra College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$60,122
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$15,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
77.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Centra College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Centra College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Centra College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$60,122 Top 16% higher than 84% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Centra College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $60,122 | #791 of 5103 | 84th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 219 | #3567 of 5462 | 35th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
219
Undergraduate enrollment
100.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$60,122
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Centra College ranks in Virginia
State rank among 125 reporting Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Centra College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $60,122 | #23 of 125 | 82nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 219 | #86 of 126 | 32nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University | $94,810 | $23,781 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Virginia | $92,405 | $33,199 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $86,863 | $21,565 |
| 4 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $81,698 | $24,953 |
| 5 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | $77,821 | - |
| 6 | Virginia Military Institute | $77,369 | $17,113 |
| 7 | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | $77,014 | - |
| 8 | George Mason University | $76,343 | $17,915 |
| 9 | University of Richmond | $76,178 | $31,309 |
| 10 | William & Mary | $73,490 | $19,096 |
| 11 | Southside College of Health Sciences | $71,380 | - |
| 12 | James Madison University | $69,954 | $23,322 |
| 23 | Centra CollegeThis school | $60,122 | - |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 100.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $12,983 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,983 |
Net Price by Family Income
46.7%
Pell Grant Rate
69.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$15,250
Median Debt
$162/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Centra College swings rather than trends
Across 6 reported years between 2018 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $24,868 to $32,754 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -12.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$24,868
Highest year
$32,754
Most recent (2023)
$24,868
6 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2018 · $28,5572023 · $24,868
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2018–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
92.3%
Female
56.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$60,052
Median Earnings (6yr)
84.6%
Earning Over $25K
77.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $60,052 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $60,122 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 84.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 77.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $15,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $162/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 1 | 14 | $91,634 | $91,634 | $12,767 |
| Associate's | 1 | 98 | $76,213 | $76,213 | $15,250 |
| Certificate | 1 | 27 | $52,941 | $52,941 | $9,500 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 14 | $91,634 | $12,767 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 98 | $76,213 | $15,250 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 27 | $52,941 | $9,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Centra College? ▼
Centra College is a private nonprofit institution in Lynchburg, Virginia. The acceptance rate is 100.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 219 students.
How much do Centra College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Centra College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $60,122 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $60,052.
Is Centra College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Centra College is $15,250, while former students earn a median of $60,122 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 77.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $162.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
Where to go next from Centra College
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