Centenary University
Centenary University is a private nonprofit university in Hackettstown, NJ, with about 1,203 students on campus.
The short version on Centenary University
What you study here makes a big difference to pay
Among Centenary University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, business administration graduates earn a median $72,527 four years out. Agricultural and domestic animal services graduates earn $40,047. Majors ↓
Few families pay the sticker price
The full cost of a year is $52,362, but the average family on federal aid pays $20,503 after grants, about 61% less. What it costs ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
How hard is it to get into Centenary University?
of applicants admitted
About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Centenary University is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $52,362 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,503.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $85,108 over 4 years · 59% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$246 a month against about $3,837 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 82% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
The students
910 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Hackettstown
13% of Hackettstown’s 10,185 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Hackettstown pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Centenary University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.