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What Central College costs

Pella, Iowa · Private · 1,070 undergrads

Central College's sticker price was $37,773 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $22,894 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $16,038.

What does Central College cost?

$22,894 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $37,773.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$16,038
$30,000–$48,000$13,545
$48,000–$75,000$17,397
$75,000–$110,000$22,140
over $110,000$26,636

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$16,038
$30,000–$48,000$13,545
$48,000–$75,000$17,397
$75,000–$110,000$22,140
Over $110,000$26,636

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 58% off Central College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Central College cost less than University of Dubuque but more than Simpson College and Wartburg College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Central College$17,397$22,894
University of Dubuque$20,064$25,171
Simpson College$15,833$20,460
Wartburg College$15,290$23,374

The sticker price

$21,934
Tuition, 2025-26
$37,773
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
23%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$13,925
average grant for students who got aid.
65%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,125
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Central College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,038 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $37,773. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Central College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Central College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $13,545 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $37,773. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Central College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Central College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $17,397 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $37,773. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Central 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, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

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