unitid 183974 · Hackettstown, NJ · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Centenary University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,686
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
83%
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
910
48th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
38%
undergrads on Pell grants
61st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
56%
finish within 150% time
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$52,362
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,503
after aid, aided students
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$53,726
after entry, Title IV students
53rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,163
39th 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 $13,329 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
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $49,039
- First-generation students
- 38%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,732
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 70 | $64,861 | $26,481 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 40 | $54,473 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 30 | $106,382 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 23 | $73,543 | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. | 19 | — | $23,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 19 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 15 | — | $27,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 14 | — | $25,358 |
| Public Administration. | 14 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 13 | $55,071 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 12 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 11 | — | — |
— 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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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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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.