ECPI University
ECPI University is a for-profit university in Virginia Beach, VA, with about 8,018 students on campus and 3,727 more studying only online.
What to know about ECPI University
Many students are adults coming back to school
69% of undergraduates are 25 or older. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $21,807 a year after grants. What it costs ↓
What you study here makes a big difference to pay
Among ECPI University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $91,092 four years out. Accounting graduates earn $49,541. Majors ↓
ECPI University is mostly about health professions
57% of the degrees ECPI University awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, computer science, is 23%. Majors ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
The students
12,090 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into ECPI University?
of applicants admitted
About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. ECPI University is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $30,055 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $22,965.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $93,868 over 4 years · 22% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$212 a month against about $3,440 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 24% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in Virginia Beach
7% of Virginia Beach’s 453,737 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Virginia Beach pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from ECPI University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.