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Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Hackettstown, NJ · 934 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $53,726 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,037992nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$37,7321,563rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$37,7321,522nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$51,3511,509th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,1631,022nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,726869th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,049797th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
56.6%890th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.9%983rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
96.7%1,452nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
19865th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9341,394th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.7%804th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 36 mi (EWR)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$49,227$50,375
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,620$42,979
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$44,384$35,600
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$37,208$50,856
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$34,420$36,848
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculturebachelors$30,771$31,133
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$29,685$24,730
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$27,584$38,289
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,052—
Agricultural Production OperationsAgriculturebachelors——
Apparel and TextilesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors—$39,009
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Centenary University’s 934 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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