unitid 158477 · Shreveport, LA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Centenary College of Louisiana
- enrollment 2023
- 598
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
56%
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
685
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
56%
finish within 150% time
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$60,620
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,624
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$50,330
after entry, Title IV students
44th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,493 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $62,373
- First-generation students
- 22%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $41,200
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 28 | $65,780 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 20 | $57,023 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 18 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 12 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 11 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 10 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 7 | — | — |
| Music. | 7 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 5 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 4 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 4 | — | — |
| History. | 4 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.