Christopher Newport University: Statistics

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#2291 of 14,131 In the World
#628 of 2,597 In North America
#574 of 2,496 In the United States
#17 of 63 In Virginia
#422 of 1,036 For Social Work
Top50% For 27 other topics
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Acceptance rate
88%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Aid receiving
77%
Undergraduates
4,407
Graduates
96
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
cnu.edu

Christopher Newport University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Christopher Newport University has an acceptance rate of 88% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 88% 86% 90%
Applicants 7,062 3,208 3,854
Admissions 6,212 2,756 3,456
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,162 576 586
Freshmen enrolled part time 1 1

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
403 or 37%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1100
or below

75% of them
had 1300
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Christopher Newport University are 1100-1300 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
66 or 6%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 23
or below

75% of them
had 29
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Christopher Newport University are 23-29 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Other Tests Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 3254 (72%)
Black or African American 378 (8%)
Hispanic 369 (8%)
Two or more races 244 (5%)
Asian 184 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 53 (1%)
Nonresident Alien 12 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$9,141
Students receiving aid
77%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $10,001$8,136
Tuition in-state $10,001$8,136
Tuition out-of-state $24,238$17,766
Fee in-district $6,350$4,770
Fee in-state $6,350$4,770
Fee out-of-state $6,750$5,076

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,801
Combined charge for room and board $12,360
Room charge $7,310
Meal charge $5,050

Christopher Newport University majors

Christopher Newport University has granted 1,053 bachelor's degrees across 22 programs and 90 master's across 4 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Christopher Newport University.

Major Bachelor Master
Business Administration and Management, General 181
Psychology, General 144
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 127
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 80
Computer Science 56
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 56
Political Science and Government, General 54
Sociology, General 44
History, General 43
Information Science & Studies 39
Visual and Performing Arts, General 39
English Language and Literature, General 36
Neuroscience 29
Chemistry, General 27
Mathematics, General 25
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 23
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 22
Economics, General 20
Social Work 17
Computer Engineering, General 15
Finance, General 14
Environmental Studies 13
Philosophy 12
Music Performance, General 11
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 9
Physics, Other 7
Grand Total 1,053 90

Christopher Newport University has a graduation rate of 75%, which is among the 15% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 75% 70% 79%
  • Full-time retention rate - 83%

Publications & Citations

Christopher Newport University has published 3,089 scientific papers with 72,558 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Political Science, Law, and Philosophy.

Publications
3,089
Citations
72,558

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,720 / 30,589
Physics
1,457 / 47,331
Engineering
1,442 / 43,702
Computer Science
1,225 / 35,611
Environmental Science
1,168 / 22,507
Quantum and Particle physics
1,155 / 43,610
Biology
1,096 / 26,202
Political Science
1,057 / 12,893
Law
994 / 12,369
Philosophy
975 / 13,932
Sociology
873 / 16,276
Chemistry
847 / 20,841
Psychology
822 / 17,513
Medicine
733 / 20,162
Business
706 / 13,595
Geography and Cartography
705 / 12,081
Mathematics
695 / 12,660
History
653 / 8,160
Optical Engineering
567 / 28,104
Economics
539 / 10,581
Materials Science
537 / 13,333
Linguistics
511 / 8,966
Geology
485 / 12,202
Archaeology
481 / 7,641
Organic Chemistry
470 / 13,142
Statistics
470 / 9,290
Art & Design
455 / 3,276
Ecology
440 / 10,707
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
436 / 6,497
Social Psychology
400 / 8,795
Nuclear Physics
398 / 13,754
Electrical Engineering
363 / 19,491
Astrophysics and Astronomy
352 / 23,927
Paleontology
320 / 5,963
Psychiatry
305 / 10,715
Biochemistry
294 / 4,046
Telecommunications
275 / 17,600
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
266 / 2,516
Machine Learning
252 / 4,138
Finance
246 / 5,485

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 21 50
1993 38 80
1994 44 116
1995 57 133
1996 47 151
1997 36 185
1998 33 255
1999 46 318
2000 21 320
2001 37 366
2002 50 495
2003 52 607
2004 53 844
2005 40 913
2006 60 869
2007 81 1156
2008 71 1113
2009 96 1329
2010 124 1414
2011 89 1646
2012 108 1867
2013 104 2074
2014 126 2342
2015 136 2401
2016 123 2747
2017 127 2855
2018 124 2929
2019 143 3545
2020 189 6003
2021 208 9014
2022 163 7998
2023 171 8034
2024 125 7407
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Mojo Rawley

    Mojo Rawley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    professional wrestler
    Biography

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  2. Randall Munroe

    Randall Munroe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    comics artistphysicistprogrammernon-fiction writerwriter
    Biography

    Randall Patrick Munroe is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd. Munroe has worked full-time on the comic since late 2006. In addition to publishing a book of the webcomic's strips, titled xkcd: Volume 0, he has written four books: What If?, Thing Explainer, How To, and What If? 2.

  3. Kaitlyn Vincie

    Kaitlyn Vincie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    journalistpresenter
    Biography

    Kaitlyn Anne Vincie is an American sports presenter and journalist. She works for the Fox NASCAR team as a reporter and presents in their daily news and update show NASCAR Race Hub. Vincie's interest in stock car racing began when she was issued with a pit lane pass, and after graduation from Christopher Newport University, she worked as a reporter at Langley Speedway. She garnered attention after self-made video blogs on NASCAR were published on stock car racing website SceneDaily.

  4. Colleen Doran

    Colleen Doran
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    comics artist
    Biography

    Colleen Doran is an American writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and writer Stan Lee entitled Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee, which became a New York Times bestseller. She adapted and did the art for the short story "Troll Bridge" by Neil Gaiman, which also became a New York Times bestseller. Her books have received Eisner, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, and International Horror Guild Awards.

  5. Chris Richardson

    Chris Richardson
    Born in
    Belgium Flag Belgium
    Years
    1984-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Christopher Michael Richardson is an American singer-songwriter who was the fifth-place finalist on the sixth season of American Idol.

  6. Meteos

    Meteos
    Years
    1993-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    professional gamer
    Biography

    William Hartman, better known as Meteos, is an American professional League of Legends player. In the League of Legends Championship Series, Meteos has played for Cloud9, 100 Thieves, OpTic Gaming, and FlyQuest. During his time on Cloud9, Meteos won two NA LCS titles and appeared in every split.

General info

Alternative names CNU
Founded 1961
Motto Students Come First
Colors royal blue, silver
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 1,077
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Location and contacts

Address 1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, Virginia, 23606-3072
United States
City population 186,000
Phone 7575947000

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