Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University admitted 86% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1060–1290 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $22,310 a year. Within six years, 75% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 86%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1060–1290
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–30
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $34,411 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $22,310 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $14,139 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $17,219 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $31,440 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 75%
- Students who return for a second year
- 81%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $65,183 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,365
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 21%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 15%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Psychology
- 14%
- Social sciences
- 13%
- Communication and journalism
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Ball State University IN · 86% admitted
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA · 87% admitted
- Saint Norbert College WI · 86% admitted
- University of Hawaii at Manoa HI · 87% admitted
- Trinity Christian College IL · 85% admitted
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University OH · 84% admitted
More colleges in Virginia
- Liberty University VA · 99% admitted
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · 55% admitted
- George Mason University VA · 88% admitted
- James Madison University VA · 72% admitted
- Virginia Commonwealth University VA · 93% admitted
- University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · 17% admitted
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
- William & Mary VA · 34% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.