What is the deadline for Honors Program?

For the Honors Program, preference is given to applicants who complete required essays and interview by December 15; the final deadline to apply and interview is February 15.

Christopher Newport University · Virginia

Christopher Newport scholarships and merit aid

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Is Christopher Newport worth a closer look?

Christopher Newport may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

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Published scholarships

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$10,000

Presidential Scholar

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$3,000

Out Of State Incentive Scholarships

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$3,000

Bonner Service Scholars Program

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Straight from the aid office

What Christopher Newport's aid office says

Per the Office of Financial Aid, Christopher Newport University, August 2026. How we verify

Referral for merit/scholarship questions

Where can I get answers about merit-based awards or scholarships for incoming freshmen?

Questions about merit-based awards or scholarships for incoming freshmen are best answered by the Office of Admissions, not this office.

“Questions regarding incoming freshmen, such as merit-based awards or scholarships, can best be answered by the Office of Admissions.”

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Who this school may work for

Incoming students with a record of academic excellence and engagement in leadership, community service, or the arts will find CNU's merit programs well-aligned with their strengths.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $37,115 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Christopher Newport, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Christopher Newport, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family income	Average net price paid
$0–$30,000	$12,461
$30,001–$48,000	$12,752
$48,001–$75,000	$14,163
$75,001–$110,000	$22,776
$110,001+	$30,584
All income levels (average)	$23,015

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23: $16,828
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23: $31,178
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22: $23,015

That works out to roughly a 32% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $33,766 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Christopher Newport is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort: 72%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort: 81%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers: $25,000 (~$265/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21): $60,509
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22: 19%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22: 41%

How to read these numbers

Net price reflects only first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students who received federal Title IV financial aid — not Christopher Newport's full student body.
Published tuition is the catalog sticker price for all students, not a Title IV-only figure.
Graduation rate reflects the entire first-time, full-time, degree-seeking cohort — not only students who received Title IV aid.
Retention rate reflects all first-time, full-time, bachelor's-seeking students — not only Title IV aid recipients.
Median debt reflects only completers who took out federal student loans — not Christopher Newport's full graduating class, and not limited to first-time, full-time students.
Median earnings reflect Title IV aid recipients who entered college and were working (not enrolled) roughly a decade later — not necessarily the graduating cohort, and not a recent graduate's paycheck.
Pell grant and federal loan participation covers first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students only.
Net price blends need-based aid and merit aid together — it is not a merit-specific estimate. It shows what similar-income families actually paid on average after every kind of aid, not what a strong-stats student could win in merit dollars alone. Treat it as cost context, not a merit forecast — a MeritPlaybook models merit aid specifically for your student’s own stats, which this net-price figure cannot do.

None of this is current-year data — the U.S. Department of Education reports it on a delay, and different figures below come from different reporting years. Net price is an academic year 2021-22 figure. Published tuition reflects the 2022-23 academic year. Graduation rate reflects the Fall 2016 entering, full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking cohort; completion measured within 150% of normal time (~6 years for a bachelor's degree). IPEDS Graduation Rates component (C150_4). Retention reflects the Fall 2021 full-time, first-time, bachelor's-seeking cohort retained into the following fall. IPEDS Fall Enrollment component (RET_FT4). Median debt reflects the NSLDS FY2020 and FY2021 pooled completer cohorts (GRAD_DEBT_MDN, GRAD_DEBT_MDN10YR_SUPP). Median earnings reflect the Treasury-matched cohort entering college in AY2009-10 or AY2010-11, earnings measured 10 years later in calendar years 2020 and 2021, inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars (MD_EARN_WNE_P10).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard.

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Other Christopher Newport scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

Fine And Performing Arts Scholarships

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityFine and Performing Arts Scholarships are available for students who demonstrate strong talent and potential in the arts based on audition or portfolio.

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Honors Program Scholarship

Amount$5,000–$7,500EligibilityIncoming freshmen selected for the Honors Program receive renewable scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $7,500 for each year in residence.

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Christopher Newport merit aid FAQ

What is the deadline for Honors Program?
For the Honors Program, preference is given to applicants who complete required essays and interview by December 15; the final deadline to apply and interview is February 15.

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How Christopher Newport compares

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Christopher Newport is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Christopher Newport’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

Cost of attendanceChristopher Newport cost-of-attendance worksheet
Merit tiersPresidential Scholar
Merit tiersOut Of State Incentive Scholarships

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