ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Virginia · Also known as ECPI · Website
$42,837
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,837
median earnings, 10 years after starting
ECPI University is a for-profit 4-year college in Virginia Beach, Virginia with 12,090 undergraduates and 408 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,965 a year (tuition and fees $18,484). It admits 75% of applicants and 42% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,837 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,965
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$18,484
US median $11,837
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
42%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,837
Rank 2,244 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,965
- Tuition and fees
- $18,484
- Cost of attendance
- $30,055
- Students with a need-based grant
- 53%
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,807
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,649
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,467
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,439
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,701
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,755 in 2015-16 to $18,484 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Undergraduates
- 12,090
- Graduate students
- 408
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Retention rate
- 56%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,244 of 5,094 US colleges and 59 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,965 | $19,081 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $18,484 | $16,364 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 80% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 42% | 52% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 56% | 73% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,278 | $36,582 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,837 | $42,837 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 33% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 678 | $27,977 | $71,146 | $83,414 | $80,813 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 676 | $20,000 | $51,209 | $55,339 | $56,073 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 367 | $35,701 | $49,317 | $69,646 | $85,063 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 341 | $15,494 | $32,640 | $38,663 | $42,269 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 270 | $21,909 | $43,314 | $59,743 | $54,726 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 202 | $18,750 | $77,550 | $91,092 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 164 | $34,930 | $43,435 | $54,098 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 113 | $22,430 | $55,250 | $65,541 | $65,389 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | $31,430 | $64,359 | $80,304 | $84,304 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $35,500 | $49,614 | $62,392 | $83,439 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $37,557 | $39,169 | $51,316 | $58,716 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 77 | $17,896 | $23,320 | $36,225 | $39,605 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $25,759 | $36,287 | $54,649 | $55,378 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 68 | $24,371 | $66,652 | $93,188 | $121,855 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,073 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | $24,391 | $51,369 | $62,762 | $55,195 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | $14,146 | $28,544 | $36,143 | $61,982 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 47 | $26,156 | $59,599 | $70,932 | $103,485 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | $22,000 | $64,003 | Withheld | $64,773 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $33,106 | $59,330 | $76,900 | $83,742 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | $20,824 | $41,205 | $52,761 | $58,070 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 33 | $27,912 | $102,419 | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 29 | $6,783 | $27,930 | Withheld | $29,652 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 19 | $7,823 | $19,639 | $32,654 | $30,572 |
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Questions and answers
How much does ECPI University cost?
$22,965 a year is the average net price at ECPI University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $18,484, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,055. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,807 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at ECPI University?
75% of applicants are admitted to ECPI University. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do ECPI University graduates earn?
$42,837 a year is the median pay of former ECPI University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,278 after 6 years). That ranks 2,244 of 5,094 US colleges and 59 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $102,419.
How much student debt do ECPI University graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of ECPI University graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 57% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at ECPI University?
42% of first-time, full-time students at ECPI University finish within 6 years. 56% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at ECPI University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (678 associate's graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (676 certificate graduates), Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (367 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.