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Christopher Newport University

Christopher Newport University
1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, VA 23606-3072


Fax number: (757) 594-7333
Website: https://cnu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,469
Full-time undergraduates: 4,347
Part-time undergraduates: 102
Total graduate students: 110
Full-time graduate students: 85
Part-time graduate students: 25
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
74.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 260 acres
Nearest major city: Virginia Beach

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 80%
Percent of students who live off campus: 20%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 540
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Alpha Delta Pi; Serve the City ; Captains Emergency Response; Alpha Phi; Gamma Phi Beta

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cheerleading  
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's gymnastics  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rowing  
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's table tennis  
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's gymnastics  
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rowing  
Women's rugby  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's table tennis  
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; field hockey; football; golf; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; sand volleyball; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Newport News/Williamsburg Inte

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