Elizabeth City State University Overview

Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Elizabeth City State University is a public institution. The location of ECSU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Elizabeth City State University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at ECSU.
• In a recent academic period73% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Elizabeth City State University?

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

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How Do I Get Into ECSU?

You can apply to ECSU online at: https://www.ecsu.edu/admissions/prospective-students.php

Admission Requirements for ECSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ECSU?

With an acceptance rate of 74%, ECSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% 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 420 and 550. Math scores were between 430 and 520.

ECSU received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Elizabeth City State University?

The overall average net price of ECSU is $10,450. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ECSU, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,301 a year. That adds up to $21,204 over four years for those students.

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Elizabeth City State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,910 undergraduate students at ECSU, with 1,624 being full-time and 286 being part-time.

There are also 92 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,624 full-time undergraduates at ECSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Elizabeth City State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	1,153
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	250
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Elizabeth City State University. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Elizabeth City State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Interdisciplinary Studies	52	0	52
Criminal Justice & Corrections	43	0	43
Teacher Education Grade Specific	20	20	40
General Biology	31	6	37
Business Administration & Management	35	0	35
Air Transportation	34	0	34
Health & Physical Education	33	0	33
Social Work	20	0	20
Homeland Security	18	0	18
Design & Applied Arts	15	0	15
General Psychology	13	0	13
Engineering Technology (Other)	12	0	12
Educational Administration	0	11	11
Mathematics	2	6	8
Music	8	0	8
Computer Science	7	0	7
History	6	0	6
Accounting	5	0	5
Special Education	4	0	4
General Visual & Performing Arts	3	0	3
General English Literature	2	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	2
Sustainability Science	1	0	1
TOTAL	366	43	409

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By AdamantlyMike under License

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