Ranked in the top 10 nationally
Princeton Review
Anchored in Excellence
At Christopher Newport, the focus is on learning how to think, and preparing for a life of significance. Our graduates put this into practice in a wide range of fields, from business to computer science to foreign languages.
Regardless of your major, our emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor across campus fosters good citizenship and prepares you to succeed. More than 90% of our graduates go on to fulltime jobs or the graduate or professional school of their choice within six months of graduation.
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Ranked in the top 10 nationally for alumni satisfaction
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Excellence in Academics
We offer small classes, caring, accomplished professors, technology-advanced buildings, and a distinctive, award-winning arts and sciences learning pathway.
AcademicsExcellence in Science and Technology
A new state-of-the-art building will be the most technologically-advanced in Virginia when it opens in early 2026.
Science and Engineering Research Center
Excellence Outside of the Classroom
Excellence in the Arts
The Ferguson Center for the Arts and the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center tout incredible spaces that attract world-renowned artists to Christopher Newport University.
Excellence in National Rankings
U.S. News and World Report
Christopher Newport is ranked first among regional public universities in Virginia, third in the South among regional public universities and sixth among all regional universities, public and private, in the South. A regional university is one that generally does not offer doctoral programs.
The university also appears in the 2025 US News rankings in the following lists:
- No. 4 Best Regional College (South) for Veterans
- No. 8 Best Regional College (South) for Undergraduate Teaching
- Best Value Schools
- Best Undergraduate Business Programs
- Best Undergraduate Economics Programs
- Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
- Best Undergraduate Psychology Programs
The Princeton Review
Christopher Newport is ranked as having the best residence halls of any college in Virginia, according to a student survey. The residence halls also rank 4th nationally.
Christopher Newport also landed on several of Princeton Review’s prestigious lists this year:
- The Best 390 Colleges
- Best Mid-Atlantic
Poets and Quants
Poets and Quants ranks the Luter School of Business No. 7 when graduates were asked whether their degree was worth its cost in time and resources, and No. 10 when they were asked about the quality of teaching. Overall, Luter’s undergraduate degree program is ranked No. 63 and among the top four in Virginia.
American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)
Christopher Newport is one of only five only public institutions in the nation to earn a perfect “A+” rating from ACTA for the strength of its curriculum in What Will They Learn? ACTA’s study of over 1,000 colleges and universities, which reveals what value students actually receive from their college curriculum. A perfect score indicates that an institution requires all seven subjects deemed essential to a quality education: literature, composition, economics, mathematics, foreign language, science and American history/government.