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Acceptance Rate 96.54%
Yield 15.11%
Applicants 1,330
Admitted 1,284
Enrolled 194

Centenary Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 96.54% at Centenary University. Total 1,330 students applied and 1,284 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Centenary.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.centenaryuniversity.edu/admission-aid/freshmen/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.centenaryuniversity.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/welcome.aspx
Acceptance Rate96.54%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 96.54%. A total of 1,330 students (494 men and 835 women) have applied to and 1,284 (474 men and 809 women) students admitted to Centenary University.
Among them, 72 male and 121 female students have enrolled into Centenary and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.11%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Centenary
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,33049483510
Admitted1,28447480910
Enrolled1947212110
Acceptance Rate 96.54% 95.95% 96.89% 100.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.11% 15.19% 14.96% 100.00% -
[Chart] Centenary University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Centenary University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Centenary
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Centenary

The calendar system at Centenary University is Semester. Centenary University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Centenary University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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