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.
| 2007 Cohort |
2008 Cohort |
2009 Cohort |
2010 Cohort |
2011 Cohort |
2012 Cohort |
|
| 4 year graduation rate |
56% | 61% | 58% | 46% | 51% | 47% |
| 5 year graduation rate | 57% | 61% | 58% | 55% | 61% | 58% |
| 6 year graduation rate | 57% | 61% | 59% | 58% | 62% | 59% |
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.
| 2012 Cohort |
2013 Cohort |
2014 Cohort |
2015 Cohort |
2016 Cohort |
2017 Cohort |
| 71% | 75% | 78% | 87% | 78% | 69% |
Student Diversity & Enrollment Statistics
Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2018)
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 | 205 | 401 | 606 | 34% |
| Women | 479 | 717 | 1196 | 66% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 | 1 | 1 | < 1% |
| Asian | 4 | 21 | 25 | 1% |
| Black or African American |
39 | 134 | 173 | 10% |
| Hispanic | 35 | 144 | 179 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| White | 261 | 639 | 900 | 50% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 22 | 46 | 3% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 320 | 133 | 453 | 25% |
| Nonresident alien | 1 | 24 | 25 | 1% |
Undergraduate Student Enrollment (Fall 2018)
| Part-Time | Full-Time | Total | % | |
| Men | 80 | 376 | 456 | 36% |
| Women | 128 | 682 | 810 | 64% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 | 1 | 1 | < 1% |
| Asian | 3 | 21 | 24 | 2% |
| Black or African American |
28 | 131 | 159 | 13% |
| Hispanic | 19 | 141 | 160 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| White | 106 | 610 | 716 | 56% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 49 | 116 | 165 | 13% |
| Nonresident alien | 0 | 22 | 22 | 2% |
Graduate Student Enrollment (Fall 2018)
| Part-Time | Full-Time | Total | % | |
| Men | 125 | 25 | 150 | 28% |
| Women | 351 | 35 | 386 | 72% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 | < 1% |
| Black or African American |
11 | 3 | 14 | 3% |
| Hispanic | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| White | 155 | 29 | 184 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6 | 27 | 5% |
| Race/ethnicity unknown | 271 | 17 | 288 | 54% |
| Nonresident alien | 1 | 2 | 3 | < 1% |