Newport News, VA
Christopher Newport University
https://www.cnu.eduRepayment outcome
91.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$27,800–$56,300
middle 50% · median $42,400
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$20,676
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$19,736.5
Sticker price
before any aid
$24,696
Default rate
2.7%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$64,493
- Computer Science$56,641
- Math & Statistics$49,683
- Education$46,254
- Business$44,276
- Social Sciences$41,007
- Communication and Media Studies.$36,668
- Public Admin$31,721
- Foreign Languages$31,670
- Psychology$31,133
- History$30,984
- Liberal Arts$29,704
- Physical Sciences$29,685
- English & Literature$29,374
- Biology$28,697
- Interdisciplinary$26,739
- Visual & Performing Arts$22,534
- Philosophy$21,725
Academics
Acceptance
59.0%
Avg SAT
1,161
Enrollment
5,083
What students study
16 fields offered
Psychology
14% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Social Sciences13.5%
- 03Business12.4%
- 04Biology12.2%
- 05Communications9.7%
- 06History8.8%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts7.6%
- 08English & Literature5.6%
- 09Computer Science5.2%
- 10Foreign Languages2.6%
- 11Public Admin2.0%
- 12Philosophy1.6%
- 13Physical Sciences1.5%
- 14Engineering1.3%
- 15Math & Statistics1.3%
- 16Interdisciplinary1.1%