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Acceptance Rate 83.08%
Yield 14.66%
Applicants 1,749
Admitted 1,453
Enrolled 213

Centenary Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 83.08% at Centenary University. Total 1,749 students applied and 1,453 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.centenaryuniversity.edu/admission-aid/freshmen/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.centenaryuniversity.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/welcome.aspx
Acceptance Rate83.08%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 83.08%. A total of 1,749 students (699 men and 1,020 women) have applied to and 1,453 (560 men and 875 women) students admitted to Centenary University.
Among them, 82 male and 128 female students have enrolled into Centenary and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.66%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Centenary
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,7496991,02000
Admitted1,45356087500
Enrolled2138212800
Acceptance Rate 83.08% 80.11% 85.78% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.66% 14.64% 14.63% - -
[Chart] Centenary University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Centenary University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - 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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