Centenary University Business Programs
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.
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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 |
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#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 |
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#107 | Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Where Is Centenary University?
Contact details for Centenary are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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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?
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.
Can I Afford Centenary University?
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
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 |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Centenary has changed over the last few years.
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 | |
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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 |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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