by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Elizabeth City State University was awarded 119 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is crisis/emergency/disaster management.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, ECSU is ranked #2,086 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, ECSU is ranked at #89.
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When it comes to admittance, Elizabeth City State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 77%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 9% of students accepted to ECSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 550. Math scores were between 410 and 520.
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The student to faculty ratio at Elizabeth City State University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Elizabeth City State University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Elizabeth City State University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at ECSU is 18%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,910 undergraduates at ECSU with 1,624 being full-time and 286 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,041 | $2,407 | $5,604 | $9,856 | $12,042 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ECSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ECSU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $5,270 a year. That adds up to $21,080 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ECSU is 12.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for ECSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1704 Weeksville Rd, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 |
| Phone: | 252-335-3400 |
| Website: | www.ecsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethCityStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ecsu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 38 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 34 | $30,408 |
| Business Administration & Management | 33 | $23,750 |
| Health & Physical Education | 29 | NA |
| Social Work | 25 | NA |
| General Biology | 24 | $29,777 |
| General Psychology | 19 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | $23,716 |
| Air Transportation | 15 | NA |
| Computer Science | 9 | $49,078 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,366 students took at least one online class at Elizabeth City State University. This is a decrease from the 1,881 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,366 | 473 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,881 | 608 |
| 2018-2019 | 736 | 214 |
| 2017-2018 | 622 | 157 |
| 2016-2017 | 461 | 76 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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