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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$3,41277th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$7,412123rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,837312th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,463804th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,0261,609th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,7761,593rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.1%1,225th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.2%1,012th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
70.5%613th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
17932nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,863982nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
52.5%323rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 184 mi (DCA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$32,569$30,771
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$32,467$23,649
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$30,771—
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors$28,598$26,353
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$27,765$29,141
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$26,949—
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$26,933$20,140
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$24,421$28,598
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$24,421$26,353
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$23,649$21,166
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$22,806$23,351
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors—$30,771

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Elizabeth City State University’s 1,863 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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