Founded as a preparatory school by the Newark Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1867,[6] Centenary evolved into a Junior College for women and later a coeducational university.

A janitor at CCI named James Titus was convicted of the crime based on circumstantial evidence strongly influenced by yellow journalism.

Authors and historians generally consider this a false conviction, but the debate over the facts continues perennially through dark tourism ghost tours, theatrical performances, books and Weird NJ magazine articles.

Eventually becoming an NPR affiliate serving the regional community with an adult album rock format, the FM transmitter was sold to University of Pennsylvania-based WXPN in 2015.

[7] In 2024 Centenary University and the Ideal Institute of Technology joined forces to offer both vocational training and higher education.

[32] TPS alumni include NBA stars Kyrie Irving, Adama Sanogo, and Samuel Dalembert.

The Centenary Equestrian Center in Long Valley provides riding and education facilities for its Department of Equine Studies and Animal Health.

[34] The main campus of Centenary University is home to most of the school's academic, administrative, athletic and collegiate activities, as well as housing for its undergraduate students.

[41] In 2009 Centenary's Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team won the National Championships in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

[42] The 2010 women's soccer team won the CSAC Championship,[43] earning them an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.