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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Elizabeth City, NC
Population 50,000
Website http://www.ecsu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,675 (60%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,961
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 69%
From Region 16%
Athletes 13.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 66%
White 17%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 6%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2012 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2013 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2014 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2015 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2016 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2017 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2018 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2019 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2020 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2022 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2023 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2024 Men: 56.3% 56.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 85.1% 85.1% 2012 Black: 87.1% 87.1% 2013 Black: 87.7% 87.7% 2014 Black: 85.7% 85.7% 2015 Black: 82.9% 82.9% 2016 Black: 82.7% 82.7% 2017 Black: 51.2% 51.2% 2018 Black: 83.2% 83.2% 2019 Black: 80.1% 80.1% 2020 Black: 75.0% 75.0% 2021 Black: 82.6% 82.6% 2022 Black: 75.7% 75.7% 2023 Black: 73.9% 73.9% 2024 Black: 72.8% 72.8% 2011 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2011 White: 11.9% 11.9% 2012 White: 9.2% 9.2% 2013 White: 7.6% 7.6% 2014 White: 6.4% 6.4% 2015 White: 10.6% 10.6% 2016 White: 7.9% 7.9% 2017 White: 8.8% 8.8% 2018 White: 7.3% 7.3% 2019 White: 13.0% 13.0% 2020 White: 16.2% 16.2% 2021 White: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 White: 11.9% 11.9% 2023 White: 12.3% 12.3% 2024 White: 12.3% 12.3% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.5% 0.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Black: 70.7% 70.7% 2021 Black: 70.3% 70.3% 2022 Black: 72.1% 72.1% 2023 Black: 71.9% 71.9% 2024 Black: 68.2% 68.2% 2025 Black: 65.9% 65.9% 2020 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2020 White: 16.4% 16.4% 2021 White: 15.8% 15.8% 2022 White: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 White: 14.6% 14.6% 2024 White: 16.5% 16.5% 2025 White: 17.4% 17.4% 2020 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 International: 1.4% 1.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Elizabeth City State University 368 44% / 56% 1% $44,340 38 92%
Computer Science 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $68,581 84 95%
Mathematics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $57,444 70 —
Biology 22 — 18% / 82% 5% $45,935 43 90%
Exercise Science 21 — 76% / 24% 0% $35,341 14 96%
Accounting 5 — 20% / 80% 20% $58,636 72 —
Business Administration 45 — 47% / 53% 0% $41,417 29 93%
Sports Management 16 — 75% / 25% 0% $35,341 14 96%
English 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $40,895 28 —
History 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $42,523 33 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 73 — 32% / 68% 0% $40,292 26 —
Psychology 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $36,824 17 78%
Social Work 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $46,217 44 100%
Sustainability Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,724 42 —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,086 28 90%
Elementary Education 15 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,086 28 90%
Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,414 39 —
Digital Arts 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $38,644 22 —
Graphic Design 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $43,188 35 —
Music 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $37,208 18 —
Aviation 29 — 79% / 21% 0% $54,945 66 94%
Criminal Justice 19 — 32% / 68% 0% $44,064 37 95%
Emergency Management 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $49,358 53 —
Engineering Technology 13 — 77% / 23% 0% $75,600 89 —
Homeland Security 7 +1 86% / 14% 0% $44,382 38 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,867
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $11,209
Est. In-State Cost $8,883
Est. Out-of-State Cost $14,500
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7% 2012 Graduated: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6% 2014 Graduated: 39.2% 39.2% 2015 Graduated: 38.8% 38.8% 2016 Graduated: 36.8% 36.8% 2017 Graduated: 38.0% 38.0% 2018 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4% 2019 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5% 2020 Graduated: 43.1% 43.1% 2021 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8% 2022 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1% 2023 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1% 2024 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 35.5% 35.5% 2012 Men: 35.3% 35.3% 2013 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2014 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2015 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2016 Men: 29.1% 29.1% 2017 Men: 30.3% 30.3% 2018 Men: 30.9% 30.9% 2019 Men: 26.6% 26.6% 2020 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2022 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2023 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2024 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 Women: 49.4% 49.4% 2012 Women: 47.9% 47.9% 2013 Women: 45.8% 45.8% 2014 Women: 43.2% 43.2% 2015 Women: 43.7% 43.7% 2016 Women: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 Women: 43.7% 43.7% 2018 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2019 Women: 49.4% 49.4% 2020 Women: 43.4% 43.4% 2021 Women: 43.2% 43.2% 2022 Women: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 Women: 51.3% 51.3% 2024 Women: 44.0% 44.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 45.2% 45.2% 2012 Black: 43.4% 43.4% 2013 Black: 42.5% 42.5% 2014 Black: 39.4% 39.4% 2015 Black: 39.6% 39.6% 2016 Black: 37.8% 37.8% 2017 Black: 38.9% 38.9% 2018 Black: 44.6% 44.6% 2019 Black: 42.6% 42.6% 2020 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2021 Black: 39.9% 39.9% 2022 Black: 40.5% 40.5% 2023 Black: 48.4% 48.4% 2024 Black: 42.6% 42.6% 2011 White: 31.8% 31.8% 2012 White: 38.8% 38.8% 2013 White: 38.8% 38.8% 2014 White: 31.7% 31.7% 2015 White: 37.1% 37.1% 2016 White: 26.7% 26.7% 2017 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2018 White: 39.5% 39.5% 2019 White: 14.3% 14.3% 2020 White: 39.4% 39.4% 2021 White: 37.5% 37.5% 2022 White: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2024 White: 37.3% 37.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 33.4% 123 31% / 69% 0% $40,677 27 86%
Professional 19.8% 73 64% / 36% 0% $54,396 64 94%
Business & Economics 17.9% 66 52% / 48% 2% $41,249 29 94%
Arts 7.6% 28 61% / 39% 0% $39,968 25 —
Education 6.2% 23 0% / 100% 0% $41,231 29 90%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 22 18% / 82% 5% $45,935 43 90%
Health Sciences 5.7% 21 76% / 24% 0% $35,341 14 96%
Computer Science 2.7% 10 60% / 40% 0% $68,581 84 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,444 70 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #401 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #309 0% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #483 10% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #366 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #300 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #623 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.1M #554 60% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 71.0% 71.0% 2012 Acceptance: 50.4% 50.4% 2013 Acceptance: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 Acceptance: 49.0% 49.0% 2015 Acceptance: 70.0% 70.0% 2016 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2% 2017 Acceptance: 59.8% 59.8% 2018 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3% 2019 Acceptance: 65.6% 65.6% 2020 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8% 2021 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8% 2022 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2% 2023 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2024 Acceptance: 64.2% 64.2% 2011 Yield: 34.6% 34.6% 2012 Yield: 26.9% 26.9% 2013 Yield: 23.5% 23.5% 2014 Yield: 28.4% 28.4% 2015 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2017 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2018 Yield: 28.4% 28.4% 2019 Yield: 23.0% 23.0% 2020 Yield: 18.9% 18.9% 2021 Yield: 12.5% 12.5% 2022 Yield: 12.0% 12.0% 2023 Yield: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Yield: 12.0% 12.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,367 2,367 2012 Applicants: 2,894 2,894 2013 Applicants: 3,925 3,925 2014 Applicants: 1,504 1,504 2015 Applicants: 1,531 1,531 2016 Applicants: 1,566 1,566 2017 Applicants: 2,677 2,677 2018 Applicants: 2,486 2,486 2019 Applicants: 2,549 2,549 2020 Applicants: 2,578 2,578 2021 Applicants: 3,373 3,373 2022 Applicants: 3,927 3,927 2023 Applicants: 5,360 5,360 2024 Applicants: 5,489 5,489 2011 Admitted: 1,681 1,681 2012 Admitted: 1,458 1,458 2013 Admitted: 2,243 2,243 2014 Admitted: 737 737 2015 Admitted: 1,071 1,071 2016 Admitted: 895 895 2017 Admitted: 1,601 1,601 2018 Admitted: 1,474 1,474 2019 Admitted: 1,673 1,673 2020 Admitted: 1,929 1,929 2021 Admitted: 2,590 2,590 2022 Admitted: 2,912 2,912 2023 Admitted: 3,778 3,778 2024 Admitted: 3,525 3,525 2011 Enrolled: 582 582 2012 Enrolled: 392 392 2013 Enrolled: 527 527 2014 Enrolled: 209 209 2015 Enrolled: 268 268 2016 Enrolled: 203 203 2017 Enrolled: 349 349 2018 Enrolled: 418 418 2019 Enrolled: 385 385 2020 Enrolled: 364 364 2021 Enrolled: 324 324 2022 Enrolled: 350 350 2023 Enrolled: 347 347 2024 Enrolled: 423 423

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 920 – 1080
SAT Math Range 450 – 520
SAT RW Range 470 – 560

SAT Composite

25th 75th
700 800 900 1000 1100 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 750 750 2012 25th: 780 780 2013 25th: 780 780 2014 25th: 800 800 2015 25th: 760 760 2016 25th: 790 790 2017 25th: 860 860 2018 25th: 890 890 2019 25th: 875 875 2020 25th: 840 840 2021 25th: 860 860 2022 25th: 850 850 2024 25th: 920 920 2011 75th: 920 920 2012 75th: 930 930 2013 75th: 920 920 2014 75th: 930 930 2015 75th: 920 920 2016 75th: 950 950 2017 75th: 990 990 2018 75th: 1040 1040 2019 75th: 1050 1050 2020 75th: 1000 1000 2021 75th: 1070 1070 2022 75th: 1070 1070 2024 75th: 1080 1080

SAT Math

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 430 430 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 430 430 2020 25th: 410 410 2021 25th: 410 410 2022 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 470 470 2012 75th: 470 470 2013 75th: 470 470 2014 75th: 470 470 2015 75th: 460 460 2016 75th: 480 480 2017 75th: 490 490 2018 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 520 520 2020 75th: 500 500 2021 75th: 520 520 2022 75th: 520 520 2024 75th: 520 520

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 370 370 2012 25th: 380 380 2013 25th: 380 380 2014 25th: 390 390 2015 25th: 370 370 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 430 430 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 445 445 2020 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 420 420 2024 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 450 450 2012 75th: 460 460 2013 75th: 450 450 2014 75th: 460 460 2015 75th: 460 460 2016 75th: 470 470 2017 75th: 500 500 2018 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 500 500 2021 75th: 550 550 2022 75th: 550 550 2024 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0% 2015 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2018 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2019 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0% 2023 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Submitted: 14.0% 14.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.