ECPI University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for ECPI University

ECPI University operates as a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 12,090 students of which 17,301 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. ECPI University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 74.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,965, with published in-state tuition of $18,484 and a Pell grant recipient share of 53.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 56.5%. Graduates earn a median of $42,837 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,278 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 959400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.