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Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City State University is based in the town of Elizabeth City, NC — a public campus in a small-town setting. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$4,342

family income
under $30k

$5,202

$30–48k

$8,929

$48–75k

$14,182

$75–110k

$15,821

over $110k

Average net price

$6,3642023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Elizabeth City State University rose from $3,408 (2008) to $6,364 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$3,408
2009	$1,584
2010	$1,081
2011	$1,561
2012	$2,035
2013	$2,509
2014	$2,346
2015	$3,251
2016	$2,060
2017	$3,232
2018	$2,350
2019	$3,704
2020	$4,060
2021	$3,959
2022	$7,237
2023	$6,364

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$17,7012024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Elizabeth City State University rose from $9,822 (2009) to $17,701 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$9,822
2010	$9,248
2011	$9,917
2012	$10,072
2013	$10,620
2014	$12,305
2015	$12,959
2016	$13,169
2017	$13,139
2018	$14,934
2019	$11,837
2020	$12,754
2021	$13,562
2022	$13,312
2023	$18,837
2024	$17,701

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,906	$8,324
2001	$1,840	$8,836
2002	$2,162	$10,033
2003	$2,176	$10,440
2004	$2,475	$10,814
2005	$2,931	$11,270
2006	$3,184	$11,523
2007	$2,898	$11,779
2008	$2,922	$11,936
2013	$4,429	$15,286
2014	$4,498	$16,173
2015	$4,657	$17,010
2016	$4,889	$17,860
2017	$4,986	$18,130
2018	$3,194	$7,194
2019	$3,260	$7,260
2020	$3,260	$7,260
2021	$3,326	$7,326
2022	$3,356	$7,356
2023	$3,412	$7,412

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Elizabeth City State University reports tuition of $6,536 for in-state students and $10,536 for out-of-state students. Check Elizabeth City State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,975 — Elizabeth City State University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

43.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Elizabeth City State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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43.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Elizabeth City State University fell from 48.8% (entered 1991) to 43.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	48.8%
1992 cohort	49%
1993 cohort	44.6%
1994 cohort	49.6%
1995 cohort	55.4%
1996 cohort	52.6%
1997 cohort	50.5%
1998 cohort	45.5%
1999 cohort	48.8%
2000 cohort	49.4%
2001 cohort	50.7%
2002 cohort	42.8%
2003 cohort	45.8%
2004 cohort	41.5%
2005 cohort	43.7%
2006 cohort	42.7%
2007 cohort	41.6%
2008 cohort	39.1%
2009 cohort	38.9%
2010 cohort	36.8%
2011 cohort	38%
2012 cohort	42.4%
2013 cohort	38.5%
2014 cohort	43.1%
2015 cohort	39.8%
2016 cohort	42.1%
2017 cohort	48.1%
2018 cohort	43.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$6,678	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,369	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,704	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,869	$3,056
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,111	$4,283
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,386	$3,847
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,474	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,019	$2,997
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,102	$3,117
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$12,383	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,277	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,236	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,419	$5,527
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,529	$8,313
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,812	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,111	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,000	$11,471
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,100	$11,358
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,590	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,463	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$33,776

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$36,361

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$40,026

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Elizabeth City State University admitted 3,525 of 5,489 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64.2% rate describes that application pool.

64.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $3,412 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,975 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 920–10801600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Elizabeth City State University received 5,489 applications and admitted 3,525 (64.2%), with 423 enrolling.

Elizabeth City State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Elizabeth City State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 470–560 and Math was 450–520 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 920–1080 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	470	520	560
SAT Math	450	495	520
ACT Composite	16	19	22

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

64.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.3%
Fall 2002	71.3%
Fall 2003	76.6%
Fall 2004	75.6%
Fall 2005	77.1%
Fall 2006	80%
Fall 2007	71.3%
Fall 2008	79.5%
Fall 2009	70.3%
Fall 2010	78.9%
Fall 2011	71%
Fall 2012	50.4%
Fall 2013	57.1%
Fall 2014	49%
Fall 2015	70%
Fall 2016	57.1%
Fall 2017	59.8%
Fall 2018	59.3%
Fall 2019	65.6%
Fall 2020	74.8%
Fall 2021	76.8%
Fall 2022	74.2%
Fall 2023	70.5%
Fall 2024	64.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

920–1080Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	740	930
Fall 2002	740	930
Fall 2003	720	900
Fall 2004	760	920
Fall 2005	750	920
Fall 2006	760	930
Fall 2007	740	930
Fall 2008	750	930
Fall 2009	740	910
Fall 2010	750	920
Fall 2011	750	920
Fall 2012	780	930
Fall 2013	780	920
Fall 2014	800	930
Fall 2015	760	920
Fall 2016	790	950
Fall 2017	860	990
Fall 2018	890	1040
Fall 2019	875	1050
Fall 2020	840	1000
Fall 2021	860	1070
Fall 2022	850	1070
Fall 2024	920	1080

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–22Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	15	17
Fall 2005	14	18
Fall 2006	15	18
Fall 2007	14	18
Fall 2008	14	19
Fall 2009	15	18
Fall 2010	15	18
Fall 2011	15	18
Fall 2012	16	18
Fall 2013	16	18
Fall 2014	17	20
Fall 2015	17	19
Fall 2016	17	21
Fall 2017	16	20
Fall 2018	17	20
Fall 2019	16	20
Fall 2020	15	19
Fall 2021	15	19
Fall 2022	16	22
Fall 2024	16	22

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,975Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Elizabeth City State University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 3,060 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,975.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,015
Fall 2003	2,099
Fall 2004	2,285
Fall 2005	2,413
Fall 2006	2,461
Fall 2007	2,735
Fall 2008	2,844
Fall 2009	3,041
Fall 2010	3,060
Fall 2011	2,735
Fall 2012	2,692
Fall 2013	2,276
Fall 2014	1,763
Fall 2015	1,505
Fall 2016	1,272
Fall 2017	1,301
Fall 2018	1,553
Fall 2019	1,623
Fall 2020	1,784
Fall 2021	1,807
Fall 2022	1,912
Fall 2023	1,863
Fall 2024	1,975

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Elizabeth City State University has held near 77% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	77%
Fall 2008 cohort	76%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	68%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	70%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Elizabeth City State University

53.5% of Elizabeth City State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Elizabeth City State University as a primarily residential campus of 1,975 undergraduates — and 76.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Elizabeth City State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 920–1080 — their midpoint is below the NC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Elizabeth City State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Elizabeth City State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Elizabeth City State University64.2%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Elizabeth City State University$6,536

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Elizabeth City State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Elizabeth City State University$40,026

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

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Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Elizabeth City State University	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64.2%	74.9%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$6,536	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$40,026	$45,873	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Elizabeth City State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Elizabeth City State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$68,723
Biology, General	$53,625
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$50,239
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,146
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,903
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,398
Social Work	$45,224

These 7 fields listed for Elizabeth City State University measure earnings after completion. The $40,026 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional Elizabeth City State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Elizabeth City State University report?

Elizabeth City State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 920–1080 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Elizabeth City State University's acceptance rate?

64.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,525 admitted from 5,489 applicants.

How much does Elizabeth City State University cost?

In-state tuition is $6,536; out-of-state students pay $10,536. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Elizabeth City State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $40,026. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

Elon University — 66.3% admitted
Fayetteville State University — 82.1% admitted
Gardner-Webb University — 77.2% admitted
Greensboro College — 70.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.