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Christopher Newport University

Biology/Biological Sciences, General (26.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Biology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 260101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20704701157
2020-21652631153
2021-22592579127
2022-23600586132
2023-24615605133

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.98119$ 2,254

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.0985




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
2018-1915813171
2019-2014017157
2020-2113716153
2021-2211314127
2022-2312111132
Five Year Summary66971740
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 Years3363287403556027740



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 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)56151%$52,328$71,172$92,490
2013-14 (8 years)63751%$47,410$65,753$83,645
2016-17 (5 years)78954%$38,340$54,810$74,496
2018-19 (3 years)85252%$29,076$43,348$57,579
2020-21 (18 months)82754%$16,547$27,895$40,425



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1849962.9%$ 20,284$ 26,720$ 29,615$ 31,241
2014-15 to 2018-1951662.8%$ 20,286$ 26,720$ 31,108$ 34,599
2015-16 to 2019-2049661.5%$ 20,296$ 26,720$ 33,584$ 37,542
2016-17 to 2020-2148961.2%$ 20,284$ 26,720$ 34,444$ 39,165
2017-18 to 2021-2244760.2%$ 20,288$ 26,720$ 35,968$ 42,740
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
2013-14 to 2017-1850263.3%$ 21,033$ 28,620$ 38,364$ 56,693
2014-15 to 2018-1951963.1%$ 22,441$ 29,847$ 40,234$ 59,160
2015-16 to 2019-2049961.8%$ 22,509$ 30,850$ 43,591$ 64,716
2016-17 to 2020-2149161.5%$ 22,509$ 31,167$ 45,785$ 66,940
2017-18 to 2021-2244860.4%$ 22,511$ 33,910$ 48,596$ 72,625


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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