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CNU Ratings and Reviews

  • 7/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Newport News, VA
  • 3.2 4 reviews
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CNU Ratings and Reviews

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Ratings

CNU is rated within the top 40% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 7 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    7 out of 10
  • Academics
    7 out of 10
  • Resources
    7 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    6 out of 10
  • Value
    4 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

3.2

Approved reviews

4 student reviews

2 out of 4 (50%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Campus Safety highest and Student Life lowest.

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  • 5 stars
    2
  • 4 stars
    0
  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
    1
  • 1 star
    1

Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    3.2
  • Academics
    3.0
  • Value for Money
    2.2
  • Professors / Faculty
    3.2
  • Campus Atmosphere
    3.2
  • Housing
    3.2
  • Campus Safety
    4.2
  • Student Life
    2.0
  • Party and Bar Scene
    2.0

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Christopher Newport University?

Sep 23, 2023
Rating 1 out of 5

Complete waste of money and time for our child. Aweful. No one cares about any one or anything here other than screwing you out of your saved dollars. Too bad. Plenty of other great universities in the US. This one is Aweful.

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Aug 27, 2021
Rating 2 out of 5

This school treats students like a bunch of little children. First of all, they require that you live on their dorms for 3 years. Ridiculous. Secondly, they hold the students hands as if they were in elementary school. These are college kids, let them figure out things on their own.

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Aug 20, 2019
Rating 5 out of 5

School can be expensive. If money is an issue other places are more worth it.

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Jun 12, 2018
Rating 5 out of 5

Up and coming school that is aiming for greatness.

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Your Overall Experience *

If a friend asked whether CNU was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

Was it easy to find your people, make friends, and stay socially connected?

Party and Bar Scene *

Do weekends have a pulse here, or does the social scene quiet down once classes end?

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Last updated: August 2026