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Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, Centenary University is a private not-for-profit institution. 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.

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	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?

Since Centenary has an acceptance rate of 98%, 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 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% 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 540 and 610. Math scores were between 450 and 560.

Centenary received ACT scores from 1% 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.

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 88% of students took out student loans averaging $4,717 a year. That adds up to $18,868 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Centenary is 2.6%. 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 1,128 undergraduate students at Centenary, with 1,028 being full-time and 100 being part-time.

There are also 423 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,028 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	23
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	176
White	662
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	79

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 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Centenary. In 2020-2021, 842 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 2nd most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #711 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Centenary regardless of major.

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%.

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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