Student Population at Centenary

How many students at Centenary?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Centenary University has a total enrollment of 1,398 students, including 936 undergraduate and 462 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 478 male students (34.2%) and 920 female students (65.8%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 845 White students (60.4%) and 224 Hispanic students (16%).
Class Level Breakdown: 936 undergraduate students (67%) and 462 graduate students (33%).
Class Delivery: 343 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 558 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - Centenary's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 478 male (34.19%) and 920 female (65.81%) students are attending Centenary University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.96.

By class level, 936 (66.95%) are undergraduate students and 462 (33.05%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.42% are male and 60.58% are female, while among graduate students, 23.59% are male and 76.41% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,398	936	462
Men	478	369	109
Women	920	567	353

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 845 White, 99 Black, and 38 Asian students out of a total of 1,398 are attending at Centenary University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Centenary University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	38	11	27
Black	99	56	43
Hispanic	224	87	137
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	845	267	578
Two or more races	64	17	47
Race Unknown	120	38	82

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	19	8	11
Black	83	46	37
Hispanic	183	76	107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	575	211	364
Two or more races	41	13	28
Race Unknown	31	13	18

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	19	3	16
Black	16	10	6
Hispanic	41	11	30
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	0	2
White	270	56	214
Two or more races	23	4	19
Race Unknown	89	25	64

Student Age Distribution

By age, Centenary has 5 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 888 students under 25 years old, and 501 students over 25 years old out of 1,398 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 5 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Centenary has 845 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 91 students aged 25 and over.

It has 43 graduate students aged under 25 and 410 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	5	4	1
18-19	285	172	113
20-21	376	236	140
22-24	222	126	96
25-29	95	64	31
30-34	67	51	16
35-39	71	53	18
40-49	157	126	31
50-64	104	77	27
Over 65	7	6	1

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	5	4	1
18-19	285	172	113
20-21	376	236	140
22-24	179	103	76
25-29	38	21	17
30-34	12	6	6
35-39	9	6	3
40-49	18	9	9
50-64	12	8	4
Over 65	2	2	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
22-24	43	23	20
25-29	57	43	14
30-34	55	45	10
35-39	62	47	15
40-49	139	117	22
50-64	92	69	23
Over 65	5	4	1

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Centenary University, 343 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 558 students are enrolled in some online courses.

216 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 127 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	1,398	343	558
Undergraduate	936	36	538
Graduate	462	307	20

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New Jersey Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	216	127
Undergraduate	35	1
Graduate	181	126

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 936 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 105 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.22%.89 students have transferred in as full-time status and 16 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	779
Transfer-in Full-time	89
Regular Part-time	52
Transfer-in Part-time	16

Centenary Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Centenary?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,398 students are enrolled at Centenary.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Centenary?

936 undergraduate and 462 graduate students are enrolled at Centenary.

What is the gender breakdown at Centenary?

478 male (34.19%) and 920 female (65.81%) students are attending Centenary.

What is the international student enrollment at Centenary?

2 international students (0.14%) are enrolled at Centenary.

How diverse is the student population at Centenary?

Centenary has a student population that is predominantly White: 845 White (60.44%), 99 Black (7.08%), and 38 Asian (2.72%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Centenary are under 18 or over 65?

5 students are under 18 and 7 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Centenary take online courses?

343 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 558 students take some online courses.

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