- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07840Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.centenaryuniversity.edu
New JerseyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Centenary University
Centenary University is a private nonprofit university in Hackettstown, New Jersey, with 910 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $21,655 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention78%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans53%
$21,655net price / year
83%admission rate
—average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$60,078median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#764 of 1,704 for earnings#1,000 of 1,739 for lowest net price#488 of 1,738 for graduation rate#957 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,548tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,632
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,632
- Average net price
- $21,655national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,269
$30,001–48,000$17,250
$48,001–75,000$21,774
$75,001–110,000$24,210
$110,001+$30,076
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,165
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,078middle 50%: $39,794–$84,466
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,466
Median, Centenary University$60,078
Lower quarter$39,794
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 910
- Part-time
- 6.0%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,533 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,236
- Endowment, end of year
- $15,919,996
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic20%
Black9.1%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races4.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Education15%
Agriculture14%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.2%
Psychology6.7%
Liberal arts & humanities6.3%
Visual & performing arts5.9%
Health professions3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 183974. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5059073.