Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City State University is a public college in Elizabeth City, NC. Its average net price is $8,048 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$6,031
$30,001 to $48,000$6,175
$48,001 to $75,000$6,822
$75,001 to $110,000$10,385
$110,001 and up$16,389
$6,625Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$10,625Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$8,048Average Net Price
$11,986Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$520Books and Supplies
$1,701Other Expenses
57.0%Students on Pell Grants
55.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

64.2%Acceptance Rate
470 to 560SAT Reading, Middle Half
450 to 520SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$38,146
8 years after entry$43,612
10 years after entry$44,614
46.2%Graduation Rate
76.9%Retention Rate
$20,745Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Elizabeth City, NCLocation
Distant townSetting
1,975Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Air Transportation$55,780 National median for this major n=5,818$24,495 Small program - rough guide n=45
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$26,250 Small program - rough guide n=39
Business Administration, Management and Operations$36,079 Small program - rough guide n=53$24,900 Small program - rough guide n=53
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$38,142 Small program - rough guide n=56$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,623 Small program - rough guide n=36$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=87
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$34,102 Small program - rough guide n=38$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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