Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana · Website
$50,330
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,330
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Centenary College of Louisiana is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Shreveport, Louisiana with 685 undergraduates and 19 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,624 a year (tuition and fees $41,200). It admits 56% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,330 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,624
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,200
US median $11,837
Admission rate
56%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,330
Rank 1,449 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,624
- Tuition and fees
- $41,200
- Cost of attendance
- $60,620
- Students with a need-based grant
- 45%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,493
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,831
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,942
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,412
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,862
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $33,900 in 2015-16 to $41,200 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1,144
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 685
- Graduate students
- 19
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 30
- Endowment
- $135.1M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,449 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,624 | $14,810 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,200 | $9,181 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 56% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,136 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,821 | $27,631 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,330 | $32,992 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
30 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,525 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Centenary College of Louisiana cost?
$23,624 a year is the average net price at Centenary College of Louisiana after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,200, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $60,620. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,493 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Centenary College of Louisiana?
56% of applicants are admitted to Centenary College of Louisiana. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,144 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Centenary College of Louisiana graduates earn?
$50,330 a year is the median pay of former Centenary College of Louisiana students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,821 after 6 years). That ranks 1,449 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 94 in Louisiana.
How much student debt do Centenary College of Louisiana graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Centenary College of Louisiana graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 69% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Centenary College of Louisiana?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Centenary College of Louisiana finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Centenary College of Louisiana?
Biology, General (28 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (20 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (18 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 30 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.