Centenary University Overview

Centenary University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The suburban atmosphere of Hackettstown makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Centenary University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Centenary.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Centenary with a bachelor's degree make about $45,800 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Centenary student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Centenary University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Centenary.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#70	Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Centenary has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Highest Paid Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduates	College Factual
#15	Highest Paid Education Graduates	College Factual
#50	Best Teaching Schools	Teaching Degree Search
#110	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#113	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#170	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

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

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	recommended
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Centenary?

Since Centenary has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% of students accepted to Centenary submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 560. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

Centenary received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 19 and 23. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Centenary University?

The overall average net price of Centenary is $32,207. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Centenary, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $7,523 a year. That adds up to $30,092 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Centenary is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Centenary University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,193 undergraduate students at Centenary, with 1,038 being full-time and 155 being part-time.

There are also 488 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,038 full-time undergraduates at Centenary, 33% are male and 67% 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	107
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	642
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

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.

Online Learning at Centenary University

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at Centenary. In 2017-2018, 330 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Centenary has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 29th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Centenary

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Centenary University was 101.1%. This is the #343 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Centenary regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Centenary ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Centenary.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#16
Educational Administration	#23
Education	#57
Business Administration & Management	#77
Business, Management & Marketing	#100

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Centenary University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	8	0	125	3	64	0	200
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	18	15	0	0	0	33
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	24	8	32
Special Education	0	0	0	0	32	0	32
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	4	0	27	0	31
Animal Services	0	3	26	0	0	0	29
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	27	0	0	0	27
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	11	0	14	0	25
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
General Biology	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Social Work	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Sociology	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
History	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Arts & Media Management	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Political Science & Government	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Accounting	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
General English Literature	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Writing Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Legal Support Services	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Agricultural Production	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	8	24	351	3	181	8	575

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.