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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Hackettstown, NJ
Population 2,000,000
Website https://www.centenaryuniversity.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (49%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 885
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 78%
From Region 12%
Athletes 26.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 20%
Black 9%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2012 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2013 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2014 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2015 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2016 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2017 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2018 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2019 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2020 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2021 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2022 Men: 37.3% 37.3% 2023 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2024 Men: 39.0% 39.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2014 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2012 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2013 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2014 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2015 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2016 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2017 Black: 16.1% 16.1% 2018 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2019 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2020 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2021 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2022 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2023 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2024 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2011 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2012 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2013 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2014 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2015 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2016 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2017 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2018 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2019 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2020 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2021 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2022 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2023 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6% 2024 Hispanic: 25.1% 25.1% 2011 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2012 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2013 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2014 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2015 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2016 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2017 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2018 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2019 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2020 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2021 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2022 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2023 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2024 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2011 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2021 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2022 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2020 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2021 Hispanic: 15.3% 15.3% 2022 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0% 2023 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2024 Hispanic: 19.6% 19.6% 2025 Hispanic: 19.5% 19.5% 2020 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2021 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2022 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2023 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2024 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2025 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 International: 0.1% 0.1%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Centenary University 262 35% / 65% 0% $51,477 36 97%
Computer Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Biology 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $59,447 58 94%
Animal Sciences 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $44,641 17 —
Environmental Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Equestrian/Equine Studies 19 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,562 7 94%
Equine Science 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,112 23 96%
Pre-Veterinary Studies 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $44,636 17 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $74,101 82 —
Exercise Science 8 — 62% / 38% 0% — — —
Pre-Health Studies 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $55,997 49 —
Public Health 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,367 47 —
Accounting 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $67,873 74 —
Business Administration 64 — 55% / 45% 0% $62,077 64 98%
Business Management — — — — $62,077 64 98%
Communication 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $42,299 12 100%
English 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $45,707 19 —
General Studies 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $39,792 9 100%
History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,032 31 —
Psychology 18 — 6% / 94% 0% $38,765 8 96%
Social Work 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $58,503 56 95%
Sociology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,525 51 88%
Biology Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,864 49 —
Elementary Education 31 — 10% / 90% 0% $52,135 38 100%
English Education 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $55,047 46 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,885 49 —
Social Studies Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,438 47 —
Arts Management 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $38,831 8 —
Fashion Design 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $34,826 5 88%
Criminal Justice 19 — 79% / 21% 0% $52,708 39 96%
Forensic Science and Technology 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,476 39 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,373
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 49.2% 49.2% 2012 Graduated: 49.2% 49.2% 2013 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7% 2014 Graduated: 61.3% 61.3% 2015 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5% 2016 Graduated: 59.5% 59.5% 2017 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6% 2018 Graduated: 55.4% 55.4% 2019 Graduated: 53.5% 53.5% 2020 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1% 2021 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4% 2022 Graduated: 61.6% 61.6% 2023 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6% 2024 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2012 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2013 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2014 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2015 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2016 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2017 Men: 61.7% 61.7% 2018 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2019 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2020 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2021 Men: 68.1% 68.1% 2022 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2024 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2011 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2012 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2013 Women: 57.7% 57.7% 2014 Women: 64.3% 64.3% 2015 Women: 64.8% 64.8% 2016 Women: 68.1% 68.1% 2017 Women: 59.9% 59.9% 2018 Women: 58.1% 58.1% 2019 Women: 53.9% 53.9% 2020 Women: 63.8% 63.8% 2021 Women: 68.7% 68.7% 2022 Women: 67.5% 67.5% 2023 Women: 62.4% 62.4% 2024 Women: 58.3% 58.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 51.9% 51.9% 2012 Black: 41.9% 41.9% 2013 Black: 52.6% 52.6% 2014 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Black: 52.0% 52.0% 2016 Black: 72.4% 72.4% 2017 Black: 45.0% 45.0% 2018 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Black: 74.2% 74.2% 2022 Black: 59.4% 59.4% 2023 Black: 48.3% 48.3% 2024 Black: 53.7% 53.7% 2011 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2012 Hispanic: 35.0% 35.0% 2013 Hispanic: 40.9% 40.9% 2014 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2017 Hispanic: 74.2% 74.2% 2018 Hispanic: 34.4% 34.4% 2019 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9% 2020 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 Hispanic: 67.7% 67.7% 2022 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2023 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2024 Hispanic: 44.6% 44.6% 2011 White: 51.2% 51.2% 2012 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2013 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2014 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2015 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2016 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2017 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2018 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2019 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2020 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2021 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2022 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2023 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2024 White: 65.3% 65.3%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 27.1% 71 55% / 45% 0% $62,648 65 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.7% 49 20% / 80% 0% $42,663 13 97%
Education 15.6% 41 22% / 78% 0% $52,914 40 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 13.7% 36 6% / 94% 0% $41,009 11 94%
Professional 8.4% 22 73% / 27% 0% $52,676 39 96%
Health Sciences 6.5% 17 47% / 53% 0% $61,962 64 —
Arts 6.1% 16 31% / 69% 0% $37,079 6 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 7 43% / 57% 0% $59,447 58 94%
Computer Science 1.1% 3 33% / 67% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 87.7% 87.7% 2012 Acceptance: 89.2% 89.2% 2013 Acceptance: 90.9% 90.9% 2014 Acceptance: 81.9% 81.9% 2015 Acceptance: 86.8% 86.8% 2016 Acceptance: 87.9% 87.9% 2017 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0% 2018 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2019 Acceptance: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 Acceptance: 93.0% 93.0% 2021 Acceptance: 97.6% 97.6% 2022 Acceptance: 96.5% 96.5% 2023 Acceptance: 96.7% 96.7% 2024 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2011 Yield: 31.4% 31.4% 2012 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2013 Yield: 22.9% 22.9% 2014 Yield: 24.4% 24.4% 2015 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2016 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2017 Yield: 22.0% 22.0% 2018 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2019 Yield: 20.1% 20.1% 2020 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2021 Yield: 17.9% 17.9% 2022 Yield: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 Yield: 14.5% 14.5% 2024 Yield: 14.7% 14.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

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: 1,060 1,060 2012 Applicants: 1,014 1,014 2013 Applicants: 1,038 1,038 2014 Applicants: 1,183 1,183 2015 Applicants: 1,186 1,186 2016 Applicants: 1,172 1,172 2017 Applicants: 1,085 1,085 2018 Applicants: 1,546 1,546 2019 Applicants: 1,362 1,362 2020 Applicants: 1,342 1,342 2021 Applicants: 1,346 1,346 2022 Applicants: 1,330 1,330 2023 Applicants: 1,294 1,294 2024 Applicants: 1,749 1,749 2011 Admitted: 930 930 2012 Admitted: 904 904 2013 Admitted: 944 944 2014 Admitted: 969 969 2015 Admitted: 1,029 1,029 2016 Admitted: 1,030 1,030 2017 Admitted: 944 944 2018 Admitted: 1,033 1,033 2019 Admitted: 1,022 1,022 2020 Admitted: 1,248 1,248 2021 Admitted: 1,314 1,314 2022 Admitted: 1,284 1,284 2023 Admitted: 1,251 1,251 2024 Admitted: 1,453 1,453 2011 Enrolled: 292 292 2012 Enrolled: 286 286 2013 Enrolled: 216 216 2014 Enrolled: 236 236 2015 Enrolled: 229 229 2016 Enrolled: 278 278 2017 Enrolled: 208 208 2018 Enrolled: 234 234 2019 Enrolled: 205 205 2020 Enrolled: 234 234 2021 Enrolled: 235 235 2022 Enrolled: 194 194 2023 Enrolled: 181 181 2024 Enrolled: 213 213

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 820 820 2012 25th: 800 800 2013 25th: 820 820 2014 25th: 820 820 2015 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 830 830 2017 25th: 890 890 2018 25th: 870 870 2019 25th: 938 938 2020 25th: 895 895 2021 25th: 990 990 2011 75th: 1000 1000 2012 75th: 990 990 2013 75th: 1090 1090 2014 75th: 1040 1040 2015 75th: 1020 1020 2016 75th: 1050 1050 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2019 75th: 1148 1148 2020 75th: 1100 1100 2021 75th: 1170 1170

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 473 473 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 500 500 2012 75th: 490 490 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 578 578 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 560 560

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 465 465 2020 25th: 455 455 2021 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 500 500 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2019 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2020 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2021 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

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.