Centenary University vs Johnson & Wales University-Providence

Hackettstown, NJ · Providence, RI · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-NET

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × RI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence: average net price rose +25.9% from $25,802 (2013) to $32,478 (2023), r² 0.80.
  • Centenary University: net price ranged $16,105–$25,419 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -25.1% is not a trend (r² 0.26).
  • Centenary University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.18).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Centenary University vs Johnson & Wales University-Providence

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Centenary University leads on avg net price ($20,503 vs $31,027 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Centenary University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($46,049 vs $35,802 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Centenary University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($53,726 vs $43,418 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Centenary University and Johnson & Wales University-Providence?
Centenary University leads on avg net price at $20,503 versus $31,027 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Centenary University and Johnson & Wales University-Providence?
Centenary University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $46,049 versus $35,802 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Centenary University and Johnson & Wales University-Providence?
Centenary University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $53,726 versus $43,418 at Johnson & Wales University-Providence. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025