Centenary University
Hackettstown, New Jersey
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 910 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 83%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,655per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 61%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,07810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 83%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Centenary University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,655full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $52,548sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $39,632Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 61%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,07810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 910Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 39%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 38%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH — admits 86%
- Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ — admits 79%
- Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA — admits 82%
- University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS — admits 87%
- Transylvania University Lexington, KY — admits 87%
- The University of Olivet Olivet, MI — admits 83%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Centenary University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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