Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is an institution of higher learning located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. A historically black college, ECSU currently enrolls over 2,100 students in 35 baccaulaurate and 1 masters degree programs.

ECSU was founded in 1891 as a two-year normal school, but was expanded become a four-year, degree-granting institution in 1937 (becoming "Elizabeth City State Teacher's College. The school gained accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1961, and, under its present name, became a full member of the University of North Carolina System in 1972.