Christopher Newport University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Christopher Newport University also known as CNU, is a liberal arts university that was established in 1960. Located in Newport News, Virginia. This university was originally a two-year school of the College of William and Mary. The campus of the university covers 200 acres. The university offers its students degree programs, academic majors and minors, and certificate programs in various fields of study including accounting, theatre arts, social work and management.

The Greek life at the university includes several fraternities. The many student organizations and clubs at Christopher Newport University include an Accounting Club, an Animal Welfare Coalition, an Interclub Association and Operation Smile. The students also take part in campus sports such as baseball, tennis and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, science, media, liberal arts, computer science and engineering, mathematics, and therapy and counseling.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,904 in 2009-2010 (4,707 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 96% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Christopher Newport University provides on-campus housing for 2,914 of its 4,707 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the USA South Atlantic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Christopher Newport University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (53 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (184 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (37 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (58 awarded)

• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

LIBERAL ARTS (310 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (19 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (103 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (17 awarded)

• Music Performance

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (131 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (95 awarded)

• Psychology