HPU vs ECSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

HPU is a private (not-for-profit) and ECSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
HPU has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,208) than ECSU ($7,412).
It is harder to admit to ECSU than HPU.
HPU has more students with 5,981 students while ECSU has 2,149 students.
ECSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while HPU's ratio is 17 to 1.
HPU has more full-time faculties with 298 faculties while ECSU has 88 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - High Point University and Elizabeth City State University.

HPU	vs.	ECSU
High Point, North Carolina	Location	Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$44,208	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$3,412 Out-Of-State$7,412
87%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$17,594	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,961

76.83 %	Acceptance Rates	70.49 %
12.23 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.18 %
1,210	SAT Score	-
27	ACT Score	-
68 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
83 %	Retention Rate	76 %
5,981	Student Population	2,149
298	Number of Faculties	88
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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