Student Outcomes Information
The following data were reported to the Integrated Post Secondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Graduation Rates
The data presented below is the percentage of full-time, first-time bachelor’s students who graduated within four years, more than four years but less than six, and six years. The years at the top of the column represent the cohort.
| 2008 Cohort |
2009 Cohort |
2010 Cohort |
2011 Cohort |
2012 Cohort |
2013 Cohort |
|
| 4 year graduation rate |
61% | 58% | 46% | 51% | 47% | 50% |
| 5 year graduation rate | 61% | 58% | 55% | 61% | 58% | 55% |
| 6 year graduation rate | 61% | 59% | 58% | 62% | 59% | 56% |
Retention Rates
Freshman to Sophomore Retention
The retention rates presented below are the percentage of full-time, first-time bachelor’s students who re-enrolled at Centenary the following year.
| 2013 Cohort |
2014 Cohort |
2015 Cohort |
2016 Cohort |
2017 Cohort |
2018 Cohort |
| 75% | 78% | 87% | 78% | 69% | 71% |
Student Diversity & Enrollment Statistics
Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2019)
The percentages within parentheses reflect the percentage of the total headcount, undergraduate student enrollment, and graduate student enrollment, respectively.
| Part-Time | Full-Time | Total | % | |
| Men | 198 | 353 | 551 | 33% |
| Women | 401 | 729 | 1130 | 67% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 | 1 | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1% |
| Black or African American |
29 | 110 | 139 | 8% |
| Hispanic | 53 | 161 | 214 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| White | 322 | 668 | 990 | 59% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 28 | 59 | 4% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 159 | 89 | 248 | 15% |
| Nonresident alien | 1 | 9 | 10 | <1% |
Undergraduate Student Enrollment (Fall 2019)
| Part-Time | Full-Time | Total | % | |
| Men | 66 | 342 | 408 | 34% |
| Women | 89 | 696 | 785 | 66% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 | 1 | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1% |
| Black or African American |
16 | 107 | 123 | 10% |
| Hispanic | 30 | 155 | 185 | 16% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| White | 79 | 642 | 721 | 60% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 23 | 24 | 2% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 28 | 86 | 114 | 10% |
| Nonresident alien | 0 | 8 | 8 | <1% |
Graduate Student Enrollment (Fall 2019)
| Part-Time | Full-Time | Total | % | |
| Men | 132 | 11 | 143 | 29% |
| Women | 312 | 33 | 345 | 71% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American |
13 | 3 | 16 | 3% |
| Hispanic | 23 | 6 | 29 | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| White | 243 | 26 | 269 | 55% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5 | 35 | 7% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 131 | 3 | 134 | 27% |
| Nonresident alien | 1 | 1 | 2 | <1% |