Elizabeth City State University Teaching Programs

Elizabeth City State University is a public institution situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Elizabeth City is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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

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	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?

The acceptance rate at Elizabeth City State University is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

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

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 62% of students took out student loans averaging $5,270 a year. That adds up to $21,080 over four years for those students.

Elizabeth City State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,956 undergraduate students at ECSU, with 1,627 being full-time and 329 being part-time.

There are also 98 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,627 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	3
Black or African American	1,172
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	245
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

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

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at ECSU. In 2022-2023, 1,680 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 27th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of ECSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Elementary Education	46%

Elizabeth City State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	9	17	26
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	8	8
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	6	0	6
General Special Education	2	0	2
TOTAL	17	25	42

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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