Centenary University Overview

Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, Centenary University is a private not-for-profit institution. Hackettstown is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Centenary University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Centenary.
• In a recent academic period98% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Centenary makes roughly $53,726 a year. This is 32% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Centenary student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Centenary University?

Contact details for Centenary are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 Jefferson St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Phone:	908-852-1400
Website:	www.centenaryuniversity.edu

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How Do I Get Into Centenary?

You can apply to Centenary online at: https://apply.centenaryuniversity.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/welcome.aspx

Admission Requirements for Centenary

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Centenary?

Centenary has the high acceptance rate of 97%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Can I Afford Centenary University?

The overall average net price of Centenary is $31,694. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Centenary, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,079 a year. That adds up to $32,316 over four years for those students.

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Centenary University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,190 undergraduate students at Centenary, with 1,032 being full-time and 158 being part-time.

There are also 439 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,032 full-time undergraduates at Centenary, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Centenary University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	94
Hispanic or Latino	166
White	657
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	91

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Centenary University. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Centenary. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Japan.

Centenary University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	70	30	0	100
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	40	5	0	45
Educational Administration	0	0	23	12	35
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	5	19	0	24
Animal Services	0	19	0	0	19
Liberal Arts General Studies	4	15	0	0	19
Child Development & Psychology	0	14	0	0	14
Public Administration	0	0	14	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	13	0	0	13
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	11	0	11
Accounting	0	10	0	0	10
Special Education	0	0	10	0	10
Student Counseling	0	0	8	0	8
General Biology	0	7	0	0	7
Arts & Media Management	0	7	0	0	7
Social Work	0	6	0	0	6
Animal Science	0	5	0	0	5
Communication & Media Studies	0	5	0	0	5
General English Literature	0	5	0	0	5
Sociology	0	5	0	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	0	5	0	0	5
History	0	4	0	0	4
Natural Resources Conservation	0	3	0	0	3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	2	0	0	2
Security Science and Technology	0	2	0	0	2
Agricultural Production	0	1	0	0	1
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	0	1	0	0	1
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	245	120	12	381

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

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