Enrollment Trends at Centenary

-886

Total Enrollment

-360

Men

-526

Women

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.

Student Population Changes

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,2841,548605943736233503
2016-172,203
-81
1,518
-30
574
-31
944
1
685
-51
203
-30
482
-21
2017-181,990
-213
1,369
-149
507
-67
862
-82
621
-64
186
-17
435
-47
2018-191,802
-188
1,266
-103
456
-51
810
-52
536
-85
150
-36
386
-49
2019-201,681
-121
1,193
-73
408
-48
785
-25
488
-48
143
-7
345
-41
2020-211,629
-52
1,190
-3
435
27
755
-30
439
-49
117
-26
322
-23
2021-221,551
-78
1,128
-62
410
-25
718
-37
423
-16
104
-13
319
-3
2022-231,498
-53
1,026
-102
370
-40
656
-62
472
49
122
18
350
31
2023-241,453
-45
951
-75
367
-3
584
-72
502
30
116
-6
386
36
2024-251,398
-55
936
-15
369
2
567
-17
462
-40
109
-7
353
-33
Average1,7491,213450762536148388
Centenary University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,5481,468571897803446
2016-171,5181,237453784281121160
2017-181,3691,12540871724499145
2018-191,2661,05837668220880128
2019-201,1931,0383426961556689
2020-211,1901,0323766561585999
2021-221,1281,0283676611004357
2022-231,026961348613652243
2023-24951901344557502327
2024-25936868338530683137
Average1,2131,2133926791,2135883
Centenary University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1673634914020938793294
2016-176851204476565159406
2017-18621552035566166400
2018-19536602535476125351
2019-20488441133444132312
2020-21439411229398105293
2021-2242324123399103296
2022-2347230030442122320
2023-2450219118483115368
2024-2546216610446103343
Average5365362650536122338
Centenary University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1641918218301,0120
2016-1732517019709930
2017-18134165112090219
2018-19125173179090046
2019-20120139214099059
2020-2112412023101,02135
2021-2223211023001,0040
2022-2325497231094566
2023-242298222719010
2024-2533899224384564
Average230134203095129
Centenary University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-162,284366541,594
2016-172,2032052741,724
2017-181,9902272571,506
2018-191,8022011291,472
2019-201,6812343811,066
2020-211,6294121,16750
2021-221,551123719709
2022-231,498185494819
2023-241,453250528675
2024-251,398343558497
Average1,7492225161,011

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