Colleges / Elizabeth City State University
College · Public · Elizabeth City, NC · Town
ECS

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

HBCU
Address1704 Weeksville Rd, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Websitewww.ecsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate64%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$6k
Undergrad size1,975
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $6k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 64% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1019 · ACT 17.

If you get in

1,975 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $18k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $6k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$71k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$25k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$10.5k
Room & board
$12.0k
Books & supplies
$720

How students pay for it.

Pell grants54%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,975
Location
Elizabeth City, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
ECSU
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black67%
  • White17%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27

What you can study.

Colleges / Elizabeth City State University
College · Public · Elizabeth City, NC · Town
ECS

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

HBCU
Address1704 Weeksville Rd, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Websitewww.ecsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate64%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$6k
Undergrad size1,975
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $6k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 64% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1019 · ACT 17.

If you get in

1,975 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $18k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $6k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$71k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$25k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$10.5k
Room & board
$12.0k
Books & supplies
$720

How students pay for it.

Pell grants54%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,975
Location
Elizabeth City, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
ECSU
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black67%
  • White17%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27

What you can study.