Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA · public · 4,365 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Christopher Newport University field?
Christopher Newport University, in Newport News, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Christopher Newport University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median of 13, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Christopher Newport University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 20% below the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median of 6.3.
Christopher Newport University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and about the same distance from the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median. Christopher Newport University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 47%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Christopher Newport University fund its athletes?
Christopher Newport University reported 566 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 368 men and 198 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $23,478 for men's sports and $19,946 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $64 and $101 per athlete.
What is Christopher Newport University like academically?
Christopher Newport University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1180, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $33,766 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,015 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 32% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $16,828 for VA residents and $31,178 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
72% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 81% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,509, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Christopher Newport University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 15% of degrees, with Psychology, Social Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (194 degrees)
- Psychology, General (146 degrees)
- Biology, General (127 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (89 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (74 degrees)
- Sociology (52 degrees)
- Computer Science (50 degrees)
- History (48 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (47 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General (42 degrees)
What is Newport News, VA like to live in?
Christopher Newport University sits in Newport News, a mid-sized city of about 185,000 people in Newport News city, Virginia.
The median household in Newport News earns about $66,718, which is far below the Virginia median ($90,974) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $243,300, 33% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $1,285 a month is 15% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 23% under 18.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Christopher Newport University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Christopher Newport University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Coast to Coast Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Coast to Coast Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Christopher Newport University?
- Christopher Newport University is in Newport News, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Christopher Newport University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $33,766 a year, and an average net price of $23,015 after grants and scholarships.