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Christopher Newport University

Computer Science (11.0701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Computer Foundations
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 110701

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  01/1999
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/1999
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2132330671
2021-2229228050
2022-2333633360
2023-2438537456
2024-2542041771

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-2168371
2021-2250050
2022-2358260
2023-2456056
2024-2566571
Five Year Summary29810308
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years021021308252206308



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)1830%
2014-15 (8 years)2280%
2017-18 (5 years)2730%
2019-20 (3 years)5660%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2016658.7%$ 16,443$ 26,327$ 28,600$ 30,680
2016-17 to 2020-2117257.3%$ 16,289$ 26,327$ 29,354$ 30,801
2017-18 to 2021-2216456.7%$ 15,585$ 25,236$ 28,442$ 30,677
2018-19 to 2022-2317058.0%$ 16,251$ 26,226$ 31,298$ 31,670
2019-20 to 2023-2415954.3%$ 18,555$ 26,718$ 33,624$ 39,447
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2016658.7%$ 17,812$ 26,720$ 36,918$ 52,822
2016-17 to 2020-2117257.3%$ 17,711$ 26,720$ 38,944$ 55,017
2017-18 to 2021-2216557.1%$ 17,486$ 26,718$ 38,549$ 50,512
2018-19 to 2022-2317158.4%$ 17,567$ 26,720$ 41,005$ 55,335
2019-20 to 2023-2416054.6%$ 19,545$ 26,722$ 44,055$ 61,920


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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