Elizabeth City State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

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 229 (12.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Elizabeth City State University 368 44% 20% 0% 67% 5% 1% $52,152 2 -1.19 52 95% 8.2%
Computer Science 10 +1 60% 20% 0% 60% 10% 0% $73,128 2 -1.52 84 95% — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,044 3 -1.11 61 — — — — —
Biology 22 — 18% 36% 0% 45% 5% 5% $55,269 8 -1.30 59 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 21 — 76% 24% 0% 67% 0% 0% $52,622 13 -1.07 53 100% — — — —
Accounting 5 — 20% 20% 0% 40% 20% 20% $60,318 2 -1.73 69 — — — — —
Business Administration 45 — 47% 13% 2% 69% 9% 0% $52,867 2 -1.29 54 96% — — — —
Sports Management 16 — 75% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $52,622 17 -0.91 53 100% — — — —
English 8 — 38% 25% 0% 62% 0% 0% $44,634 12 -0.95 32 — — — — —
History 7 — 57% 14% 0% 71% 0% 0% $47,417 10 -0.93 40 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 73 — 32% 11% 0% 79% 4% 0% $53,529 33 -0.36 55 — — — — —
Psychology 19 — 16% 11% 0% 79% 5% 0% $36,822 0 -2.77 14 78% — — — —
Social Work 12 — 25% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0% $46,216 13 -0.83 36 100% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $52,445 13 -0.90 53 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% 14% 0% 57% 14% 0% $41,986 3 -1.53 25 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 15 — 0% 53% 0% 27% 0% 0% $41,986 3 -1.53 25 93% — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,936 3 -1.81 30 — — — — —
Digital Arts 8 — 88% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $41,734 8 -0.94 24 — — — — —
Graphic Design 11 — 36% 9% 0% 64% 0% 0% $43,065 5 -1.32 28 — — — — —
Music 9 — 67% 22% 0% 67% 0% 0% $41,327 26 -0.58 23 — — — — —
Aviation 29 — 79% 55% 0% 24% 14% 0% $54,941 1 -2.58 59 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 19 — 32% 5% 0% 95% 0% 0% $50,664 7 -1.27 48 94% 8.2% — — —
Emergency Management 5 — 40% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $71,953 42 -0.25 83 — — — — —
Engineering Technology 13 — 77% 8% 0% 92% 0% 0% $78,124 12 -0.88 88 — — — — —
Homeland Security 7 +1 86% 29% 0% 57% 14% 0% $52,292 10 -1.05 52 — — — — —

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 52th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 23.9% 88 34% 12% 0% 77% 3% 0% $52,234 32 -0.46 52 — —
Professional 19.8% 73 64% 32% 0% 59% 7% 0% $58,867 23 -1.63 66 94% 8.2%
Business & Economics 17.9% 66 52% 11% 2% 73% 8% 2% $53,372 1 -1.23 55 97% —
Social Sciences 9.5% 35 23% 14% 0% 77% 3% 0% $41,828 0 -1.89 24 86% —
Arts 7.6% 28 61% 11% 0% 75% 0% 0% $42,126 12 -0.98 25 — —
Education 6.2% 23 0% 39% 0% 39% 4% 0% $42,071 2 -1.54 25 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 22 18% 36% 0% 45% 5% 5% $55,269 7 -1.30 59 97% —
Health Sciences 5.7% 21 76% 24% 0% 67% 0% 0% $52,622 1 -1.07 53 100% —
Computer Science 2.7% 10 60% 20% 0% 60% 10% 0% $73,128 3 -1.52 84 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,044 1 -1.11 61 — —

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 #622 — $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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 23 $614K $614K $0
Golf 11 $37K $37K $0
Cross Country 7 $19K $19K $0
Total 156 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 28 $537K $537K $0
Volleyball 19 $214K $214K $0
Softball 17 $103K $103K $0
Tennis 11 $33K $33K $0
Bowling 7 $44K $44K $0
Cross Country 5 $19K $19K $0
Total 73 $952K $952K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 51 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 19 $214K $214K $0
Softball 17 $103K $103K $0
Cross Country 12 $39K $39K $0
Golf 11 $37K $37K $0
Tennis 11 $33K $33K $0
Bowling 7 $44K $44K $0
Total 229 $4.1M $4.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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