- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NCTown: distantZIP 27909Founded 1891
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ecsu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
North CarolinaHBCUPublic
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City State University is a public university in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, with 1,975 undergraduates. It admits 64% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $8,048 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate64%
Retention77%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans55%
$8,048net price / year
64%admission rate
1019average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$44,614median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,745median debt
#1,461 of 1,704 for earnings#103 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,171 of 1,738 for graduation rate#444 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $19,278tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,625
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,625
- Average net price
- $8,048national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,031
$30,001–48,000$6,175
$48,001–75,000$6,822
$75,001–110,000$10,385
$110,001+$16,389
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 64%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1019
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 470–560
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–520
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college64%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,146
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,614middle 50%: $28,705–$61,799
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,745
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$61,799
Median, Elizabeth City State University$44,614
Lower quarter$28,705
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,975
- Part-time
- 9.1%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 81%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,621 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,492
- Endowment, end of year
- $23,024,407
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White17%
Hispanic5.6%
Black67%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races6.0%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.1%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Multi/interdisciplinary studies21%
Business & management14%
Parks, recreation & fitness10%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.4%
Transportation & materials moving7.9%
Visual & performing arts7.6%
Education6.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198507. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5362587.