VITAL STATISTICS

Fall 2006 enrollment — 1017

Admissions test required – ACT or SAT
ACT scores – 75th percentile 27, 25th percentile 22

Financial aid to undergraduates – 97%
Retention – 77%
Degrees offered – bachelor's, master's
Most popular majors – biological and biomedical sciences, business, communications

Tuition and fees – $18,900
Founded – 1825.

Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, Centenary College is an institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church with a 180-year tradition of value-driven education, academic excellence, and athletic accomplishment. While smaller than most institutions (1000 students), Centenary College offers an experience of a lifetime. No teaching assistants. No oversized lecture halls. No crowds or hassles. 92 percent of its faculty hold PhD’s and the average class size is 14. National publications such as The New York Times and U.S. News and World Report consistently rank Centenary among the finest liberal arts colleges in the country. Other quality indicators are the high law school, business school, and medical school acceptance rates of its graduates and the production of top-scoring students on the CPA exam.