10-yr median earnings
$42,837
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Columbia, South Carolina
ECPI University-Columbia
ECPI University-Columbia is a private for-profit institution in Columbia, South Carolina. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- $42,837
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
ECPI University-Columbia posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 44%
- former-student earnings, US
- +4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this ECPI University-Columbia profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
40/100
ECPI University-Columbia
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C-
$42,837
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
40.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - ECPI University-Columbia vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How ECPI University-Columbia ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
ECPI University-Columbia: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,837 Top 44% higher than 56% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | ECPI University-Columbia | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,837 | #2259 of 5103 | 56th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
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Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$42,837
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How ECPI University-Columbia ranks in South Carolina
State rank among 78 reporting South Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | ECPI University-Columbia | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,837 | #26 of 78 | 67th |
Highest former-student earnings in South Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical University of South Carolina | $88,420 | - |
| 2 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | $72,085 | $20,723 |
| 3 | Clemson University | $71,513 | $22,253 |
| 4 | Wofford College | $68,964 | $18,732 |
| 5 | Furman University | $68,635 | $30,308 |
| 6 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | $62,177 | $22,811 |
| 7 | Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | $61,480 | $25,662 |
| 8 | Presbyterian College | $60,194 | $20,528 |
| 9 | College of Charleston | $56,416 | $18,960 |
| 10 | Erskine College | $53,459 | $16,525 |
| 11 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | $48,587 | $13,557 |
| 12 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | $48,088 | $14,656 |
| 26 | ECPI University-ColumbiaThis school | $42,837 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $18,484 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $18,484 |
Net Price by Family Income
$20,000
Median Debt
$212/mo
Monthly Payment
Outcomes
$41,278
Median Earnings (6yr)
56.2%
Earning Over $25K
40.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $41,278 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $42,837 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 56.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 40.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $212/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for ECPI University-Columbia? ▼
ECPI University-Columbia is a private for-profit institution in Columbia, South Carolina.
How much do ECPI University-Columbia former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at ECPI University-Columbia who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,837 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $41,278.
Is ECPI University-Columbia worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at ECPI University-Columbia is $20,000, while former students earn a median of $42,837 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 47% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 40.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $212.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
Where to go next from ECPI University-Columbia
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