Christopher Newport University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 35 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 17 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing18 · 51.4%
- No Data17 · 48.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 4
- Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2017Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation · Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 934 students received $5.5M in Pell grants, alongside $18.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 888 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Christopher Newport
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 13
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus16
- Non-campus1
- Public property2
Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Ethnicity1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Village Apartments1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Christopher Newport vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Christopher Newport selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectChristopher Newport University | 72% | — | 4,454 | $23,015 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 40% | 78.5% | 4,022 | $11,641 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 39% | 96.0% | 3,246 | $11,139 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 51% | 96.8% | 3,339 | $11,363 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 44% | 98.6% | 3,305 | $9,032 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 28% | 46.1% | 3,193 | $8,172 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| Peer group median | 42% | 96.0% | 3,322 | $11,251 |
Institutions like Christopher Newport
Explore the federal data for institutions in Christopher Newport's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina Aiken
Grad rate40%Admit rate78.5%Enrollment4,022Net price$11,641View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsWest Virginia
West Virginia State University
Grad rate39%Admit rate96.0%Enrollment3,246Net price$11,139View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsWest Virginia
Shepherd University
Grad rate51%Admit rate96.8%Enrollment3,339Net price$11,363View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsWest Virginia
Fairmont State University
Grad rate44%Admit rate98.6%Enrollment3,305Net price$9,032View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsGeorgia
Savannah State University
Grad rate28%Admit rate46.1%Enrollment3,193Net price$8,172View data
Christopher Newport Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research fosters institutional improvement by understanding university progress, and anticipating and meeting the decision-making needs of the administration by ensuring access to reliable, useful and quality data.
Visit IR office page- Donna VarnerDirector of Institutional Research
- Chris ZhangInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Christopher Newport's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C17,341 applied → 6,316 admitted (86.0%) → 1,140 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 86.0% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
Waitlist outcome
C2378 offered a waitlist spot, 86 accepted it, 36 admitted (41.9% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $34,599 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $34,599 → about $21,273 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($13,326); 70% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H549% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $36,265 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 72%; first-year retention 81%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 8 pts below the overall rate (64% vs 72%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I336% of classes have under 20 students; 4% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~27% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B20% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B14,369 undergraduates and 85 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1467 transfer applicants → 329 admitted (70.5%) → 187 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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