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What Centra College costs

Lynchburg, Virginia · Private · 219 undergrads

Centra College's sticker price was $31,771 a year (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,868 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $20,791.

What does Centra College cost?

$24,868 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $31,771.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$20,791
$30,000–$48,000$22,291
$48,000–$75,000Not reported
$75,000–$110,000$31,521
over $110,000Not reported

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Net price, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$20,791
$30,000–$48,000$22,291
$48,000–$75,000Not reported
$75,000–$110,000$31,521
Over $110,000Not reported

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 35% off Centra College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Mary Baldwin University$17,927$15,810
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachNot reported$12,243
Southern Virginia University$22,337$23,913

The sticker price

$13,430
Tuition, 2025-26
$31,771
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
49%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$3,148
average grant for students who got aid.
76%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$15,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Centra College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $20,791 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $31,771. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Centra College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Centra College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $22,291 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $31,771. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Centra College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Centra College cost for a family earning $90,000?
Families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid $31,521 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $31,771. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Centra College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers