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Christopher Newport University

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General (16.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Foreign Languages, General
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 160101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1977
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-21495120
2021-22454415
2022-23393813
2023-24363415
2024-25373510

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
2020-2120020
2021-2215015
2022-2313013
2023-2414115
2024-259110
Five Year Summary71273
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 Years060273755173



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)1240%
2014-15 (8 years)1450%
2017-18 (5 years)1320%
2019-20 (3 years)2100%



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 2019-206057.1%$ 20,536$ 26,717$ 29,728$ 27,959
2016-17 to 2020-215857.4%$ 20,844$ 26,720$ 32,499$ 38,344
2017-18 to 2021-225255.9%$ 19,793$ 26,717$ 32,037$ 39,922
2018-19 to 2022-234352.4%$ 19,266$ 26,720$ 33,785$ 49,300
2019-20 to 2023-244153.2%$ 20,290$ 26,720$ 36,139$ 51,400
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 2019-206057.1%$ 20,908$ 31,985$ 43,716$ 66,264
2016-17 to 2020-215857.4%$ 22,084$ 32,622$ 44,691$ 66,414
2017-18 to 2021-225255.9%$ 20,567$ 29,487$ 44,306$ 67,043
2018-19 to 2022-234352.4%$ 20,290$ 26,724$ 42,935$ 66,457
2019-20 to 2023-244153.2%$ 20,844$ 32,250$ 44,049$ 66,457


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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