ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA · For-profit · Large city · ECPI
For-profit institution in Virginia Beach, VA · 11,270 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $42,837 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Undergraduates
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,4731,119th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,4841,069th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,484747th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,999859th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000625th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,8371,470th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,2781,140th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.7%1,351st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.0%1,704th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 82.9%989th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 11,270225th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.6%408th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 147 mi (DCA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 15 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,377 | $71,015 |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $56,641 | $49,660 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $51,273 | $42,682 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $51,012 | $52,663 |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | $46,478 | $43,054 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $46,272 | $44,221 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $43,798 | $44,728 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,249 | $37,856 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,061 | $33,022 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,107 | $33,313 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $32,569 | $32,925 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $28,381 | $33,993 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to ECPI University’s 11,270 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · 6,949 undergrads
- Radford UniversityRadford, VA · 5,609 undergrads
- Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA · 5,495 undergrads
- University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · 17,315 undergrads
- Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA · 17,521 undergrads
- Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA · 4,787 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL · 11,277 undergrads
- University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · 11,230 undergrads
- Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN · 11,325 undergrads
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · 11,340 undergrads
- Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, GA · 11,156 undergrads
- Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FL · 11,133 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteecpi.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 248934)
- Compare colleges in VARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in VirginiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with William & MarySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: ECPI University vs William & MaryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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