University Description

Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is a public historically black university in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It enrolls nearly 2,500 students in 28 undergraduate programs and 4 graduate programs and is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the University of North Carolina system.. Read More

University History

Elizabeth City State University was established by the North Carolina General Assembly on March 3, 1891, as the 'State Colored Normal School at Elizabeth City, in response to a bill calling for the creation of a two-year Normal School for the "teaching and training [of] teachers of the colored race to teach in the common schools of North Carolina."
Graduation Rate: 20% Acceptance Rate: 77% Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1 School Setting: Rural Notable Alumni: John Walton,Mike Gale,Jethro Pugh,Reggie Langhorne,Everett McIver,Tim Cofield,Bobby Futrell,Kenny Williams,Larry Johnson,Omari Salisbury,Rayshawn Askew,Nate Higgs,

Academic Programs

  • Accounting
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Computer Science
  • General History
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Graphic Design
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • General Aeronautics
  • Aviation
  • Aerospace Science and Technology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Digital Arts
  • Other Engineering Technologies
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Mathematics
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Mathematics
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
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Sports Offered

  • Basketball (M)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Football (M)
  • Golf (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Bowling (W)
  • Cheerleading (W)Cross Country (W)Softball (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
  • Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority
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