10-yr median earnings
$50,330
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Shreveport, Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana is a private nonprofit institution in Shreveport, Louisiana. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $50,330
- 10-yr median earnings
- 55.7%
- Acceptance rate
- $23,624
- Avg net price / yr
- 58.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Centenary College of Louisiana pairs above-median former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 28%
- former-student earnings, US
- 55.7%
- acceptance rate
- 58.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Centenary College of Louisiana profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
46/100
Centenary College of Louisiana
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$50,330
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,624
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
76.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
70.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$23,624
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
58.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.1%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Centenary College of Louisiana vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Centenary College of Louisiana ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Centenary College of Louisiana: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$50,330 Top 28% higher than 72% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Centenary College of Louisiana | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,330 | #1449 of 5103 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $23,624 | #3740 of 5020 | 25th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.1% | #2365 of 4858 | 51st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 685 | #2559 of 5462 | 53rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
685
Undergraduate enrollment
55.7%
Acceptance rate
1,144
SAT average
58.1%
150%-time completion
$50,330
10-yr median earnings
70.2%
First-year retention
How Centenary College of Louisiana ranks in Louisiana
State rank among 94 reporting Louisiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Centenary College of Louisiana | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,330 | #14 of 94 | 85th |
| Average net price | $23,624 | #80 of 97 | 18th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.1% | #42 of 93 | 55th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 685 | #37 of 104 | 64th |
Highest former-student earnings in Louisiana
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Louisiana | $92,405 | $30,791 |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | $78,495 | - |
| 3 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology | $75,071 | - |
| 4 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | $74,671 | - |
| 5 | ITI Technical College | $68,342 | $20,850 |
| 6 | Tulane University of Louisiana | $63,268 | $39,949 |
| 7 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $61,251 | $19,151 |
| 8 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | $59,419 | $18,552 |
| 9 | The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana | $56,899 | - |
| 10 | Loyola University New Orleans | $52,927 | $23,696 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | $52,279 | $11,864 |
| 12 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $52,184 | $17,127 |
| 14 | Centenary College of LouisianaThis school | $50,330 | $23,624 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 55.7% |
| SAT Average | 1,144 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 530 – 610 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 530 – 600 |
| ACT Average | 25 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 20 – 25 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Centenary College of Louisiana
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$19,493 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,831 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,942 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$29,862 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Centenary College of Louisiana - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $41,200 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $41,200 |
| Average Net Price | $23,624 |
44.8%
Pell Grant Rate
69.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Centenary College of Louisiana swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $18,296 to $29,008 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +37.5%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$18,296
Highest year
$29,008
Most recent (2023)
$25,159
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,2962023 · $25,159
Over the same years, enrollment went +6.2% (579 → 615 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
51.4%
Female
21.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
70.2%
Retention Rate
$42,821
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.4%
Earning Over $25K
76.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 58.1% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 70.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $42,821 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $50,330 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 57.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 76.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $27,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $286/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 3 | 56 | $48,525 | $48,525 | $27,000 |
| Master's | 1 | 0 | $50,558 | $50,558 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, Other | Master's | - | $50,558 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 22 | $48,525 | - |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 30 | - | $27,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Centenary College of Louisiana? ▼
Centenary College of Louisiana is a private nonprofit institution in Shreveport, Louisiana. The acceptance rate is 55.7%. The average SAT score is 1,144. Undergraduate enrollment is 685 students.
How much do Centenary College of Louisiana former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Centenary College of Louisiana who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,330 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,821.
How much does Centenary College of Louisiana cost? ▼
The average net price at Centenary College of Louisiana is $23,624. In-state tuition is $41,200 and out-of-state tuition is $41,200. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at Centenary College of Louisiana? ▼
Centenary College of Louisiana has a 58.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 70.2%.
Is Centenary College of Louisiana worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Centenary College of Louisiana is $27,000, while former students earn a median of $50,330 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 54% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 76.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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