Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC · Public · Town (distant) · ECSU
Public institution in Elizabeth City, NC · 1,863 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $40,026 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 6%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 9%Average net price
- Top 15%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
- $7,237179th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,41277th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,412124th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,837312th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,463810th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,0261,617th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,7761,603rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.1%1,237th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.2%1,019th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.5%621st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 17934th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,863982nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 52.5%326th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 184 mi (DCA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,569 | $30,771 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $32,467 | $23,649 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $30,771 | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $28,598 | $26,353 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $27,765 | $29,141 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,949 | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,933 | $20,140 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $24,421 | $28,598 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $24,421 | $26,353 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $23,649 | $21,166 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $22,806 | $23,351 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $30,771 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1891source
- Athletic nickname: "Vikings"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Royal Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Vik the Vikingsource
- Motto: ""To Live is to Learn""source
- Campus size: about 200 acressource
- Formerly known as "State Colored Normal School at Elizabeth City"source
- Formerly known as "(1891–1937)"source
- Formerly known as "Elizabeth City State Teachers College"source
- Formerly known as "(1937–1961)"source
- Formerly known as "Elizabeth City State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1961–1969)"source
- Athletic conference: CIAAsource
- Notable alum: Alex Haleysource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $780,464 (M $506,050 · W $274,414)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteecsu.edu
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