Christopher Newport University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Christopher Newport University

Christopher Newport University operates as a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 4,365 students of which 4,542 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Christopher Newport University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,180 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,015, with published in-state tuition of $16,828 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 73.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.2%. Graduates earn a median of $60,509 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,931 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 164400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.