Elizabeth City State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City State University operates as a public institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,975 students of which 2,375 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. Elizabeth City State University is categorized as “22” 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 64.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,019 and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $6,364, with published in-state tuition of $6,536 and a Pell grant recipient share of 53.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,463, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.9%. Graduates earn a median of $40,026 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,776 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 162300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 42.8% 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.