Student Population at CNU

Total Enrollment

4,454

Undergraduate

4,369

Graduate

Men Students

2,113

Women Students

2,341

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 4,454 students have enrolled at Christopher Newport University - 4,369 undergraduate and 85 graduate.

By gender, 2,113 male and 2,341 female students are attending Christopher Newport University. By attendance status, there are 4,354 full-time students and 100 part-time students.

The number of students at Christopher Newport University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CNU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia average (12,989 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Christopher Newport University	4,454	4,369	85
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Virginia	12,989	11,605	3,117

The below chart compares the student population between Christopher Newport University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,113 male and 2,341 female students attending CNU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CNU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,369	4,289	80
Men	2,078	2,039	39
Women	2,291	2,250	41

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	85	65	20
Men	35	28	7
Women	50	37	13

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,031 White students (68.05%) and 407 Hispanic students (9.14%) at Christopher Newport University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Christopher Newport University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Christopher Newport University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	1	4
Asian	177	81	96
Black or African American	401	223	178
Hispanic	401	179	222
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,968	1,394	1,574
Two or More Races	263	124	139
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	136	69	67
Total	4,369	2,078	2,291

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Christopher Newport University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	2	1	1
Black or African American	5	1	4
Hispanic	6	3	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	63	27	36
Two or More Races	4	1	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	1	1
Total	85	35	50

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,370 students whose age under twenty five and 27 students whose age is over thirty years old at Christopher Newport University.

Especially, 16 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Christopher Newport University.

Population by Student Age at Christopher Newport University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,369	2,078	2,291
Under 18	16	6	10
18-19	1,932	892	1,040
20-21	1,904	887	1,017
22-24	446	255	191
25-29	50	30	20
30-34	13	6	7
35-39	6	2	4
40-49	1	0	1
50-64	1	0	1
Total	4,369	2,078	2,291

Population by Student Age at Christopher Newport University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	85	35	50
20-21	4	1	3
22-24	68	28	40
25-29	7	3	4
30-34	5	3	2
40-49	1	0	1
Total	85	35	50

Online Student Population

At Christopher Newport University, 84 students (1.89% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Virginia where Christopher Newport University is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.