Christopher Newport University Overview

Christopher Newport University is a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia. Newport News is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Christopher Newport University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at CNU.
• In 2021-2022, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CNU makes roughly $57,364 a year. This is 41% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from CNU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Christopher Newport University?

Contact details for CNU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Avenue Of The Arts, Newport News, VA 23606-3072
Phone:	757-594-7000
Website:	cnu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/christophernewportuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CNUcaptains

How Do I Get Into CNU?

You can apply to CNU online at: https://cnu.edu/admission/freshman/howtoapply/

Admission Requirements for CNU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CNU?

Since CNU has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to CNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 630.

CNU received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Christopher Newport University?

The overall average net price of CNU is $36,895. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CNU, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $8,923 a year. That adds up to $35,692 over four years for those students.

Christopher Newport University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,472 undergraduate students at CNU, with 4,388 being full-time and 84 being part-time.

There are also 112 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,388 full-time undergraduates at CNU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Christopher Newport University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	174
Black or African American	301
Hispanic or Latino	304
White	3,323
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	272

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Christopher Newport University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at CNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, United Kingdom, and Finland.

Christopher Newport University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	194	0	194
General Psychology	146	0	146
General Biology	127	0	127
Communication & Media Studies	89	0	89
Political Science & Government	74	0	74
Sociology	52	0	52
Computer Science	50	0	50
History	48	0	48
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	47	47
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	47	0	47
General Visual & Performing Arts	42	0	42
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	36	0	36
General English Literature	36	0	36
Economics	34	0	34
Information Science	30	0	30
Mathematics	24	0	24
Chemistry	24	0	24
Social Work	24	0	24
Music	17	0	17
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	15	0	15
Natural Resources Conservation	0	14	14
Finance & Financial Management	0	13	13
Philosophy	13	0	13
Computer Engineering	11	0	11
Electrical Engineering	11	0	11
Physics	0	9	9
TOTAL	1,144	83	1,227

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tony Alter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.