Centenary University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Centenary University

Centenary University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Hackettstown, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 910 students of which 1,022 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Centenary University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,503, with published in-state tuition of $37,732 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,163, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.8%. Graduates earn a median of $53,726 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,049 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 94700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.