Christopher Newport University

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Information Summary

Ranks 449th overall and 13th in Virginia

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Newport News, VA 23606

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

Undergraduate	Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence
Graduate	Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant)
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
Enrollment	Very high undergraduate
Size & Setting	Medium four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Christopher Newport University?

Ranks 1061st for total cost of attendance

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$5,826  $7,050	$5,826  $7,050	$12,898  $14,150

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies	$819  $870
On-Campus – Room & Board	$7,500  $8,500
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$2,642  $2,842
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	$7,880  $8,700
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	$2,642  $2,842
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	$3,423  $3,720

Admission Details

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Christopher Newport University use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Christopher Newport University accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	2,893
Meals per Week	19
Room Fee	$5,600
Board Fee	$2,900

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Christopher Newport University Ranks 3585th for the average student loan amount.

	Average	Users	% of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid	$2,661	98	8%
State & Local Grant Aid	$3,723	279	22%
Institutional Grant Aid	$1,170	179	14%
Student Loan Aid	$3,241	591	47%
Any financial aid type		889	71%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Christopher Newport University?

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Christopher Newport University?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Christopher Newport University.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Accounting						7		7
Biology/Biological Sciences, General		8	5	3	1	77	1	95
Business Administration and Management, General		14	5	5		158	1	183
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric		6			1	72	2	81
Computer Engineering, General		1				6		7
Computer Science		1				18		19
English Language and Literature, General		5		2		58	1	66
Environmental Studies						7		7
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General		1	1			10		12
History, General		1	1	1		49	2	54
Information Science/Studies		5		1		11		17
Mathematics, General						15		15
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music Performance, General						13		13
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies			1					1
Philosophy			1			15		16
Physics, Other						1		1
Political Science and Government, General		1	2	2		100	2	107
Psychology, General		2	3	3		89		97
Psychology, Other						1	1	2
Public Administration		2				1		3
Sociology		7	2		2	44	1	56
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other		3	2	1		51		57
Visual and Performing Arts, General		2	2			39		43
Total		59	25	18	4	842	11	959

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Christopher Newport University Ranks 671st for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$66,532 ($71,121 male / $60,087 female)
Number of FT Faculty	226 (132 male / 94 female)
Number of PT Faculty	108
FT Faculty Ratio	2 : 1
Total Benefits	$4,244,860

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Christopher Newport University Summary

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Christopher Newport University, locally abbreviated as CNU, is a small liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia. In 1963, the tract of land that forms most of the current campus was purchased for CNU by the city. Christopher Newport University offers a variety of four year bachelors of sciences and bachelors of arts degrees. For a few of these degrees they offer a masters in 5 program which, with an additional year of study, will allow graduation with a masters of science or masters of arts in the selected field. Each academic department is primarily associated with a building on campus. Environmental Science, generally located in the Science Building, offers bachelors degrees in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Ornamental Horticulture. With an extra year of study, a student can graduate with their bachelors in Computer Science or Physics as well as a masters in Applied Physics and Computer Science. Sharing Gosnold Hall with the PCSE Department is the Mathematics Department which offers a degree in Mathematics. The Fine Art Department, located in the back of the Ferguson Center, offers a degree in Fine Arts with concentrations in Art History and Studio Art. This degree can be complemented with concentrations in History/Literature, Music Education both Instrumental and Choral, Peformance and Theory/Composition CNU participates in the USA South Athletic Conference and fields a wide variety of college level teams. Basketball The CNU Men’s basketball team holds an impressive .697 percent victory percentage and 13 All-American Athlete honors over its almost 40 years of existence.. Cross country The CNU Men’s Cross Country team holds an impressive historical roster with over 110 first team All-American Athlete awards. Football With most CNU sports having been established for 20 years or more, CNU Football is one of the newest sports. Men’s Tennis The CNU men’s tennis team has recently come onto the Division III tennis scene after years in the shadows. The traditional boundaries of the Christopher Newport University campus have been Warwick Boulevard, Shoe Lane, and Prince Drew Road in Newport News. The part of campus that is east of Warwick Boulevard is referred to as “East Campus” and is primarily used to house upper-class students. Residence halls on campus are generally segregated into the class of student living in them. In the recent years, new policies have been enacted that require a all freshman and sophomore students to live in an on campus housing facility, unless they live in the commuting zone. Freshman housing The oldest housing facility on campus is Santoro Hall which opened in 1994 and was named after Carol and Anthony Santoro. Santoro Hall, along with the newer York River Hall is primarily used for freshman housing. The name York River Hall can be deceiving as it is actually 2 separate buildings connected only by a decorative brick fence. These separate buildings are called York River East and York River West. The numbering scheme is often confusing with all of the rooms in York River West being odd numbers and all of the rooms in York River East being even numbers. Upperclass housing The upperclass housing includes James River Hall, Potomac River Hall, The CNU Apartments, The CNU Village, The Barclay Apartments and Warwick River. James River Hall is the second oldest residence hall on campus and sports a variety of different room types from apartments with two bedrooms each designed to house 2 people with a shared living room and bathroom to 4 bedroom apartments with three people in a single rooms and two people sharing a room while they all share a bathroom, kitchen and living room. Potomac River is designed similarly to York River with the two sides mirroring each other but the middle is left open making each side a completely separate building. These sides are named Potomac River North and Potomac River south, for their orientation on the campus. Potomac River and James River are the only two upperclassman resident halls that exist on the main campus. The newer buildings such as the CNU Apartments and the CNU village feature apartments with anywhere from 2 to 4 single bedrooms connected by a common living area with full kitchen, washer and dryer. Among the restaurants situated on the first floor of the village is a bar/restaurant named Schooners that was opened by three local restaurateurs who wanted to fill a void in the lack of a social outlet on campus. While much of the east campus sports newer housing, there are still 2 antiquated and dilapatated buildings in use. The oldest building on campus – McMurran Hall – dates to 1964. Gosnold hall is often referred to as the computer science building even though it is also used for math, physics and other various classes. Other academic buildings include the science building and Mcmurran Hall. The only classroom building not directly on the campus is the Suntrust Business and Techonology Center, also known as BTC. The University also purchased the former Ferguson High School, located across Shoe Lane from the main campus, and demolished most of it to build the Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts. These include Intervarsity Fellowship, the Baptist Student Union, Catholic Campus Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Lutheran Student Association, the Pagan &

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