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Acceptance Rate 65.63%
Yield 23.01%
SAT Score 963
ACT Score 18
Applicants 2,549

Applying To ECSU

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 65.63% at Elizabeth City State University where a total of 2,549 students applied and 1,673 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 963 and the average ACT score is 18. It requires four items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Elizabeth City State University.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationecsu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationecsu.edu/admissions/apply_online.html
Acceptance Rate66%
Average Test Scores963 SAT / 18 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 65.63% where a total of 2,549 students (953 men and 1,596 women) have applied to ECSU and 1,673 (554 men and 1,119 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 158 male and 227 female students have enrolled into ECSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.01%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ECSU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants2,5499531,596
Admitted1,6735541,119
Enrolled385158227
Acceptance Rate 65.63% 58.13% 70.11%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.01% 28.52% 20.29%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ECSU, 256 applicants (66% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 126 applicants (33%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 963 and the average ACT score is 18 at ECSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,050 and 25th percentile score is 875. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 58 and the 25th percentile score is 47. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at ECSU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ECSU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing445530
SAT Math430520
ACT Composite1620
ACT Math1619
ACT English1519
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Elizabeth City State University requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. The following table summarizes the application requirements at Elizabeth City State University
Application Requirements for ECSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Elizabeth City State University is Semester. Elizabeth City State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Elizabeth City State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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