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Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA · Public · Midsize city · CNU

Public institution in Newport News, VA · 4,402 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $60,509 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,1971,289th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$16,3511,003rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,9881,280th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,2421,007th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,509524th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,931452nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
75.1%291st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.8%541st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.0%1,162nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1207385th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,402542nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.6%1,934th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 127 mi (DCA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 22 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,666$64,493
Computer Sciencebachelors$60,452$59,901
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$59,124$56,641
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,422$44,276
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$38,829$29,685
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,289$41,007
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$38,289$33,687
Historybachelors$37,208$30,984
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$36,398$36,668
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$35,594$33,281
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesForeign Languagesbachelors$34,704$31,670
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$30,119$26,739

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Christopher Newport University’s 4,402 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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