Elizabeth City State University Business Programs

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

Elizabeth City State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at ECSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#105	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethCityStateUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ecsu

How Do I Get Into ECSU?

You can apply to ECSU online at: ecsu.edu/admissions/apply_online.html

Admission Requirements for ECSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into ECSU?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, 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 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 66% 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 430 and 500. Math scores were between 410 and 500.

ECSU received ACT scores from 34% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 19. Math scores were between 15 and 18. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ECSU, approximately 70% 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.

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.

Online Learning at Elizabeth City State University

In 2019-2020, 1,881 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ECSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 26th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of ECSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Elizabeth City State University was $3,260 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $7,260. The following table shows how ECSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business Administration and Management	#13	#34
Business Administration & Management	#22	#30

Online Growth Rankings of ECSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Elizabeth City State University was 77.2%. This is the #417 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ECSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at ECSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at ECSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#213
Business Administration & Management	#267

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Elizabeth City State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	33	33
Accounting	5	5
TOTAL	38	38

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.