2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at CNU is $16,828 for Virginia residents and $31,178 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.61% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at CNU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Christopher Newport University Cost of Attendance page.
Christopher Newport University 2025 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-StateVirginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$14,924$27,790$12,006$21,420
2022$14,924$27,790$12,006$21,420
2023$15,425$28,663$12,402$22,086
2024$16,351$30,988$12,906$22,842
2025$16,828$31,178$13,050$22,986

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Christopher Newport University is $413 for Virginia residents and $1,007 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has decreased by 0.78% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $452 for Virginia residents and $987 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has decreased by 0.78% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Christopher Newport University.
Christopher Newport University 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-StateVirginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$622$1,158$667$1,190
2022$622$1,158$667$1,190
2023$642$1,194$689$1,227
2024$678$1,289$717$1,269
2025$413$1,007$452$987

Online Student Population

There are 4,454 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at CNU. Of that, 0 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 84 students have joined to some online courses and 4,370 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at Christopher Newport University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,4544,36985
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes000
Enrolled Some in Online Classes846816
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,3704,30169
Online Student Population by Student Location at Christopher Newport University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)000
Virginia Residents---
Other State in U.S.---
Outside of U.S.---
Unknown000