Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Henderson State grads earn $3.4K more ten years out than Elizabeth City State's ($43,459 vs. $40,026)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Elizabeth City State graduates 3 pts more of its students than Henderson State (44% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Elizabeth City State$40K
Henderson State$43.5K
Graduation rate
Elizabeth City State44%
Henderson State42%
Retention rate
Elizabeth City State77%
Henderson State62%

Borrowing

Median debt
Elizabeth City State$21.5K
Henderson State$19.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Elizabeth City State54%
Henderson State44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Elizabeth City State$13.8K
Henderson State$12.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Elizabeth City State32%
Henderson State33%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Elizabeth City State46%
Henderson State42%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Elizabeth City State28%
Henderson State18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Elizabeth City State42%
Henderson State30%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Elizabeth City State52%
Henderson State51%
Pell graduation gap
Elizabeth City State10 pts lower
Henderson State21 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupElizabeth City StateHenderson State
White37%43%
AsianNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students41%
Black43%23%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 students32%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why