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Centenary University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hackettstown, New Jersey. Hackettstown is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

104 Undergraduate Degrees
56 Graduate Degrees
$31,694 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
93% Acceptance Rate

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Centenary University Rankings

We have ranked Centenary as #237 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. It is also ranked #9 out of 40 schools in New Jersey.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Centenary has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#146 Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#107 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Centenary University?

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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 neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Centenary?

93% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
67% Submit SAT Scores
Since Centenary has an acceptance rate of 93%, 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 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 67% 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 455 and 560. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Centenary University  ( 455 to 560 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Centenary University  ( 440 to 540 )
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800
Centenary received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 23. Math scores were between 15 and 18. Composite scores were between 15 and 22.

ACT English Scores for Centenary University  ( 12 to 23 )
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ACT Math Scores for Centenary University  ( 15 to 18 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Centenary University  ( 15 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford Centenary University?

$31,694 Net Price
83% Take Out Loans
5.9% Loan Default Rate
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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Centenary, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $6,775 a year. That adds up to $27,100 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Centenary is 5.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Centenary University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,032 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,190 undergraduate students at Centenary, with 1,032 being full-time and 158 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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.

Online Learning at Centenary University

412 Took All Classes Online
1,579 Took At Least One Class Online
22.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,579 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.

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This school is the 10th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Centenary

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Centenary University was 22.9%. This is the #869 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
Interior Design Management #85

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 Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 5 90 0 1 96
Interior Design Management 0 0 1 54 55
Accounting 0 9 0 0 9
TOTAL 5 99 1 55 160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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