Applying to Christopher Newport University

Acceptance Rate	SAT Score
88.54%	1,215

CNU's acceptance rate is 89% for students enrolled in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 6,699 students applied and 5,931 were admitted to the school.

Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into CNU. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 17.06% with 1,012 enrolled students out of 5,931 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,215 and the ACT score is 27 at CNU.

To apply to CNU, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is recommended to submit. Below tables and charts analyze CNU's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for applying undergraduate school and $65 for graduate school at Christopher Newport University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$65
Graduate Application Fees	$65
Admission Information	cnu.edu/admission/
Online Application	cnu.edu/admission/freshman/howtoapply/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 88.54% and the yield is 17.06%. 2,892 men and 3,807 women applied to CNU and 2,479 men and 3,452 women students were accepted. Among them, 462 men and 550 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	6,699	2,892	3,807
Admitted	5,931	2,479	3,452
Enrolled	1,012	462	550
Acceptance Rate	88.54%	85.72%	90.68%
Yield	17.06%	18.64%	15.93%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 365 students (36% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 21 students (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 670 and the 25^th percentile is 570. The SAT Math score is 650 (75^th) and 540 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 29 (75^th percentile) and 25 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	570	670
SAT Math	540	650
ACT Composite	25	29
ACT Math	0	0
ACT English	0	0

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Christopher Newport University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

CNU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered but not Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Considered but not Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered but not Required