Centenary University Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.