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Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA · Public · 4,365 students · mostly bachelor degrees
73rd-cheapest of 108 Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$23,015
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$33,766
Graduation rate
72%
Admission rate
86%
Median graduate earnings
$60,509
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Average SAT
1180
Median ACT
27
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
26 programsComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$101,900Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$88,842Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree182 grads/yr$81,840Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$75,365Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$66,171Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$65,241Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$63,852Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree52 grads/yr$62,828Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree81 grads/yr$57,254Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree56 grads/yr$56,921Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree132 grads/yr$55,657English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$55,379Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$55,057Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree152 grads/yr$53,600Foreign Languages and Literatures, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$53,564Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$52,458Social Work · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$48,212Digital Arts · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$42,907
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.