Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
United Methodist
Population
350,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,706 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation
260 (78%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
702
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
64%
From Region
33%
Athletes
56.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
52%
Black
27%
Hispanic
12%
Mixed
6%
Asian
2%
International
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2012 Men: 38.6% 38.6%
2013 Men: 43.8% 43.8%
2014 Men: 41.1% 41.1%
2015 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2016 Men: 40.0% 40.0%
2017 Men: 45.1% 45.1%
2018 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2019 Men: 40.7% 40.7%
2020 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2021 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2022 Men: 49.7% 49.7%
2023 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
2024 Men: 51.3% 51.3%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2013 Asian: 4.0% 4.0%
2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2016 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2017 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2018 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2019 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 Asian: 5.7% 5.7%
2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2011 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2012 Black: 10.0% 10.0%
2013 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2014 Black: 9.3% 9.3%
2015 Black: 13.7% 13.7%
2016 Black: 15.1% 15.1%
2017 Black: 17.9% 17.9%
2018 Black: 15.2% 15.2%
2019 Black: 16.5% 16.5%
2020 Black: 16.4% 16.4%
2021 Black: 13.4% 13.4%
2022 Black: 16.2% 16.2%
2023 Black: 17.4% 17.4%
2024 Black: 12.4% 12.4%
2011 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2012 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2013 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2014 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2015 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2016 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4%
2017 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2018 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2019 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2020 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2021 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2022 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2023 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6%
2024 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2%
2011 White: 85.3% 85.3%
2012 White: 81.3% 81.3%
2013 White: 80.0% 80.0%
2014 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2015 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2016 White: 68.2% 68.2%
2017 White: 67.5% 67.5%
2018 White: 70.9% 70.9%
2019 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2020 White: 64.3% 64.3%
2021 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2022 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2023 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2024 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2011 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2013 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2014 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2025 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 Black: 17.1% 17.1%
2021 Black: 17.3% 17.3%
2022 Black: 16.0% 16.0%
2023 Black: 19.1% 19.1%
2024 Black: 23.0% 23.0%
2025 Black: 27.2% 27.2%
2020 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0%
2021 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2022 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2023 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4%
2024 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2025 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2020 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2021 White: 63.7% 63.7%
2022 White: 62.1% 62.1%
2023 White: 60.7% 60.7%
2024 White: 55.8% 55.8%
2025 White: 51.7% 51.7%
2020 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2025 International: 1.3% 1.3%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Centenary College of Louisiana
90
40% / 60%
2%
$58,826
42
88%
Chemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$65,079
59
—
Geosciences
— +1
—
—
$61,201
49
—
Mathematics
— —
—
—
$65,111
59
—
Biochemistry
— —
—
—
$64,186
57
—
Biology
15 —
20% / 80%
0%
$72,438
73
85%
Neuroscience
6 +2
17% / 83%
0%
$62,966
54
—
Exercise Science
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Accounting
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$69,876
69
—
Business Administration
20 —
80% / 20%
0%
$63,502
55
89%
Economics
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$70,905
71
—
Sports Management
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Communication
3 —
67% / 33%
33%
$50,670
19
—
English
6 +2
17% / 83%
0%
$48,054
13
—
French
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$52,848
25
—
History
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,870
25
—
Philosophy
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
—
—
—
Political Science
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$61,768
51
—
Psychology
8 +1
12% / 88%
0%
$50,413
18
—
Sociology
— +2
—
—
$53,508
26
—
Elementary Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Art
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$40,067
5
—
Music
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$41,063
5
—
Theater
5 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$37,235
3
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$44,350
ROI Percentile
42th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
70%
4-Year Graduation Rate
48%
6-Year Graduation Rate
56%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2%
2012 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6%
2013 Graduated: 59.0% 59.0%
2014 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0%
2015 Graduated: 54.7% 54.7%
2016 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9%
2017 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3%
2018 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1%
2019 Graduated: 59.1% 59.1%
2020 Graduated: 55.7% 55.7%
2021 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7%
2022 Graduated: 60.0% 60.0%
2023 Graduated: 59.3% 59.3%
2024 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 51.7% 51.7%
2012 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
2013 Men: 52.3% 52.3%
2014 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Men: 52.6% 52.6%
2016 Men: 38.6% 38.6%
2017 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2018 Men: 52.5% 52.5%
2019 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Men: 53.4% 53.4%
2021 Men: 41.7% 41.7%
2022 Men: 43.4% 43.4%
2023 Men: 57.5% 57.5%
2024 Men: 42.7% 42.7%
2011 Women: 62.1% 62.1%
2012 Women: 54.4% 54.4%
2013 Women: 64.0% 64.0%
2014 Women: 53.4% 53.4%
2015 Women: 56.2% 56.2%
2016 Women: 53.8% 53.8%
2017 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Women: 64.9% 64.9%
2019 Women: 66.2% 66.2%
2020 Women: 57.3% 57.3%
2021 Women: 69.4% 69.4%
2022 Women: 71.4% 71.4%
2023 Women: 60.9% 60.9%
2024 Women: 67.0% 67.0%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Asian: 71.4% 71.4%
2013 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2014 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Asian: 40.0% 40.0%
2017 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2019 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2020 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Asian: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2024 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2011 Black: 63.6% 63.6%
2012 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Black: 53.8% 53.8%
2014 Black: 52.2% 52.2%
2015 Black: 47.4% 47.4%
2016 Black: 24.1% 24.1%
2017 Black: 32.6% 32.6%
2018 Black: 70.8% 70.8%
2019 Black: 71.4% 71.4%
2020 Black: 52.2% 52.2%
2021 Black: 38.1% 38.1%
2022 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2023 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2024 Black: 52.4% 52.4%
2011 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2012 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2015 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2016 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2%
2017 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0%
2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6%
2021 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3%
2023 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0%
2024 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9%
2011 White: 60.1% 60.1%
2012 White: 56.6% 56.6%
2013 White: 60.0% 60.0%
2014 White: 52.0% 52.0%
2015 White: 53.7% 53.7%
2016 White: 56.5% 56.5%
2017 White: 54.3% 54.3%
2018 White: 60.7% 60.7%
2019 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2020 White: 57.8% 57.8%
2021 White: 59.0% 59.0%
2022 White: 63.1% 63.1%
2023 White: 58.7% 58.7%
2024 White: 57.1% 57.1%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
31.1%
28
29% / 71%
4%
$52,085
22
—
Business & Economics
28.9%
26
81% / 19%
0%
$64,859
59
89%
Life & Natural Sciences
23.3%
21
19% / 81%
0%
$69,732
69
85%
Arts
12.2%
11
18% / 82%
0%
$39,051
4
—
Health Sciences
2.2%
2
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Education
1.1%
1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.1%
1
0% / 100%
100%
$65,079
59
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
45%
Yield (Unbound)
24%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
45%
45%
45%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1%
2012 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1%
2013 Acceptance: 66.0% 66.0%
2014 Acceptance: 65.7% 65.7%
2015 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1%
2016 Acceptance: 64.2% 64.2%
2017 Acceptance: 61.8% 61.8%
2018 Acceptance: 59.7% 59.7%
2019 Acceptance: 59.8% 59.8%
2020 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7%
2021 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1%
2022 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7%
2023 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4%
2024 Acceptance: 55.7% 55.7%
2011 Yield: 34.5% 34.5%
2012 Yield: 26.4% 26.4%
2013 Yield: 29.0% 29.0%
2014 Yield: 27.9% 27.9%
2015 Yield: 31.3% 31.3%
2016 Yield: 22.8% 22.8%
2017 Yield: 33.0% 33.0%
2018 Yield: 31.7% 31.7%
2019 Yield: 31.3% 31.3%
2020 Yield: 27.9% 27.9%
2021 Yield: 24.2% 24.2%
2022 Yield: 23.9% 23.9%
2023 Yield: 25.6% 25.6%
2024 Yield: 24.3% 24.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,094 1,094
2012 Applicants: 933 933
2013 Applicants: 670 670
2014 Applicants: 769 769
2015 Applicants: 747 747
2016 Applicants: 886 886
2017 Applicants: 848 848
2018 Applicants: 893 893
2019 Applicants: 920 920
2020 Applicants: 862 862
2021 Applicants: 876 876
2022 Applicants: 1,139 1,139
2023 Applicants: 1,834 1,834
2024 Applicants: 1,715 1,715
2011 Admitted: 690 690
2012 Admitted: 598 598
2013 Admitted: 442 442
2014 Admitted: 505 505
2015 Admitted: 501 501
2016 Admitted: 569 569
2017 Admitted: 524 524
2018 Admitted: 533 533
2019 Admitted: 550 550
2020 Admitted: 549 549
2021 Admitted: 553 553
2022 Admitted: 725 725
2023 Admitted: 998 998
2024 Admitted: 956 956
2011 Enrolled: 238 238
2012 Enrolled: 158 158
2013 Enrolled: 128 128
2014 Enrolled: 141 141
2015 Enrolled: 157 157
2016 Enrolled: 130 130
2017 Enrolled: 173 173
2018 Enrolled: 169 169
2019 Enrolled: 172 172
2020 Enrolled: 153 153
2021 Enrolled: 134 134
2022 Enrolled: 173 173
2023 Enrolled: 255 255
2024 Enrolled: 232 232
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
80%
SAT Range
1060
–
1210
SAT Math Range
530
–
610
SAT RW Range
530
–
600
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 968 968
2012 25th: 990 990
2013 25th: 975 975
2014 25th: 950 950
2015 25th: 980 980
2016 25th: 940 940
2017 25th: 1030 1030
2018 25th: 1050 1050
2019 25th: 1060 1060
2020 25th: 980 980
2021 25th: 1020 1020
2022 25th: 1080 1080
2023 25th: 1040 1040
2024 25th: 1060 1060
2011 75th: 1200 1200
2012 75th: 1240 1240
2013 75th: 1185 1185
2014 75th: 1150 1150
2015 75th: 1200 1200
2016 75th: 1170 1170
2017 75th: 1210 1210
2018 75th: 1220 1220
2019 75th: 1250 1250
2020 75th: 1190 1190
2021 75th: 1250 1250
2022 75th: 1260 1260
2023 75th: 1210 1210
2024 75th: 1210 1210
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 490 490
2012 25th: 500 500
2013 25th: 495 495
2014 25th: 470 470
2015 25th: 490 490
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 530 530
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 520 520
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 600 600
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 600 600
2014 75th: 570 570
2015 75th: 610 610
2016 75th: 590 590
2017 75th: 610 610
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 620 620
2020 75th: 590 590
2021 75th: 610 610
2022 75th: 610 610
2023 75th: 590 590
2024 75th: 610 610
SAT Reading & Writing
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 478 478
2012 25th: 490 490
2013 25th: 480 480
2014 25th: 480 480
2015 25th: 490 490
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 520 520
2018 25th: 530 530
2019 25th: 530 530
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 520 520
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 600 600
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 585 585
2014 75th: 580 580
2015 75th: 590 590
2016 75th: 580 580
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 630 630
2020 75th: 600 600
2021 75th: 640 640
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 620 620
2024 75th: 600 600
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 77.0% 77.0%
2022 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0%
2023 Submitted: 72.0% 72.0%
2024 Submitted: 80.0% 80.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
