The student population at Centenary University is 1,398 (936 undergraduate and 462 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 886 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Centenary is 66.95% which is decreased by 612 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 274 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.92 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
343 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 852.78% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,749 where 1,398 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
66.95% of total students is undergraduate students and 33.05% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 612 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 274 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.92 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Centenary than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Centenary University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,284 | 1,548 | 605 | 943 | 736 | 233 | 503 |
| 2016-17 | 2,203 -81 | 1,518 -30 | 574 -31 | 944 1 | 685 -51 | 203 -30 | 482 -21 |
| 2017-18 | 1,990 -213 | 1,369 -149 | 507 -67 | 862 -82 | 621 -64 | 186 -17 | 435 -47 |
| 2018-19 | 1,802 -188 | 1,266 -103 | 456 -51 | 810 -52 | 536 -85 | 150 -36 | 386 -49 |
| 2019-20 | 1,681 -121 | 1,193 -73 | 408 -48 | 785 -25 | 488 -48 | 143 -7 | 345 -41 |
| 2020-21 | 1,629 -52 | 1,190 -3 | 435 27 | 755 -30 | 439 -49 | 117 -26 | 322 -23 |
| 2021-22 | 1,551 -78 | 1,128 -62 | 410 -25 | 718 -37 | 423 -16 | 104 -13 | 319 -3 |
| 2022-23 | 1,498 -53 | 1,026 -102 | 370 -40 | 656 -62 | 472 49 | 122 18 | 350 31 |
| 2023-24 | 1,453 -45 | 951 -75 | 367 -3 | 584 -72 | 502 30 | 116 -6 | 386 36 |
| 2024-25 | 1,398 -55 | 936 -15 | 369 2 | 567 -17 | 462 -40 | 109 -7 | 353 -33 |
| Average | 1,749 | 1,213 | 450 | 762 | 536 | 148 | 388 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,213 where 936 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Centenary University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,548 | 1,468 | 571 | 897 | 80 | 34 | 46 |
| 2016-17 | 1,518 | 1,237 | 453 | 784 | 281 | 121 | 160 |
| 2017-18 | 1,369 | 1,125 | 408 | 717 | 244 | 99 | 145 |
| 2018-19 | 1,266 | 1,058 | 376 | 682 | 208 | 80 | 128 |
| 2019-20 | 1,193 | 1,038 | 342 | 696 | 155 | 66 | 89 |
| 2020-21 | 1,190 | 1,032 | 376 | 656 | 158 | 59 | 99 |
| 2021-22 | 1,128 | 1,028 | 367 | 661 | 100 | 43 | 57 |
| 2022-23 | 1,026 | 961 | 348 | 613 | 65 | 22 | 43 |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 901 | 344 | 557 | 50 | 23 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | 936 | 868 | 338 | 530 | 68 | 31 | 37 |
| Average | 1,213 | 1,213 | 392 | 679 | 1,213 | 58 | 83 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 536 where 462 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Centenary University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 736 | 349 | 140 | 209 | 387 | 93 | 294 |
| 2016-17 | 685 | 120 | 44 | 76 | 565 | 159 | 406 |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 566 | 166 | 400 |
| 2018-19 | 536 | 60 | 25 | 35 | 476 | 125 | 351 |
| 2019-20 | 488 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 444 | 132 | 312 |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 398 | 105 | 293 |
| 2021-22 | 423 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 399 | 103 | 296 |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 442 | 122 | 320 |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 483 | 115 | 368 |
| 2024-25 | 462 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 446 | 103 | 343 |
| Average | 536 | 536 | 26 | 50 | 536 | 122 | 338 |
The percentage of white students is 60.44%. The percentage was 44.31% 10 years ago and Centenary still has a high percentage of white students. 2.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.08% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.02% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 44.31% to 60.44%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.83% to 2.72%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.97% to 7.08%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.01% to 16.02%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6011 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7908 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Centenary University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 19 | 182 | 183 | 0 | 1,012 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 25 | 170 | 197 | 0 | 993 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 34 | 165 | 112 | 0 | 902 | 19 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 25 | 173 | 179 | 0 | 900 | 46 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 20 | 139 | 214 | 0 | 990 | 59 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 24 | 120 | 231 | 0 | 1,021 | 35 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 32 | 110 | 230 | 0 | 1,004 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 54 | 97 | 231 | 0 | 945 | 66 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 29 | 82 | 227 | 1 | 901 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 38 | 99 | 224 | 3 | 845 | 64 |
| Average | 2 | 30 | 134 | 203 | 0 | 951 | 29 |
343 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 852.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Centenary University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,284 | 36 | 654 | 1,594 |
| 2016-17 | 2,203 | 205 | 274 | 1,724 |
| 2017-18 | 1,990 | 227 | 257 | 1,506 |
| 2018-19 | 1,802 | 201 | 129 | 1,472 |
| 2019-20 | 1,681 | 234 | 381 | 1,066 |
| 2020-21 | 1,629 | 412 | 1,167 | 50 |
| 2021-22 | 1,551 | 123 | 719 | 709 |
| 2022-23 | 1,498 | 185 | 494 | 819 |
| 2023-24 | 1,453 | 250 | 528 | 675 |
| 2024-25 | 1,398 | 343 | 558 | 497 |
| Average | 1,749 | 222 | 516 | 1,011 |
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