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Elizabeth City State University Football

Elizabeth City, NC · the Vikings · Elizabeth City State University overview
120
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.2M
Team budget
8th percentile in Division II
$9,617
Per roster spot
median $14,113
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Elizabeth City State University fields a football team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $1,154,144, below the median of $1.7M — $9,617 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $506,050 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,143 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$9,617
Roster size120
Coaching staff9

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster120 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,154,144 for the year
  • Operating expenses$212,758 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,617 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$506,050 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$3,143 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$21,675 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Adrian Jones head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Toryeon HesterAssociate Head Football Coach / Offensive CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Andre GeorgeAssistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Elijah SessomsAssistant Football Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Wide ReceiversOn file · sign in
Nicholas SandersAssistant Football Coach - Running BacksOn file · sign in
Ryan GouldAssistant Coach - Offensive LineOn file · sign in
Roy Scott IIAssistant Coach - Defensive LineOn file · sign in
Roosevelt ChestnutVolunteer Assistant Coachnot on file
Aaron HarrisVolunteer Assistant Coachnot on file
D'Andre TolsonVolunteer Assistant Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

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2,048undergraduates · 2,165 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
70%admitted · of 5,360 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
48%
120on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,154,144 $9,618 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$506,050
Recruiting spend, men's
$21,675
$7,363net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$15,081
Sticker, out-of-state$19,081
Average net price$7,363
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,342
$30–48k$5,202
$48–75k$8,929
$75–110k$14,182
$110k and up$15,821
Tuition & fees
$3,412 in-state · $7,412 out

Campus safety

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3.54violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.54
Property1.77
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Multidisciplinary studies61 · 17%
Criminal justice & protective services61 · 17%
Business41 · 12%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation35 · 10%
Biological sciences30 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Elizabeth City State UniversityNorfolk State University · 40 miOld Dominion University · 42 miChowan University · 50 miHampton University · 52 miChristopher Newport University · 56 miWilliam & Mary · 74 miEast Carolina University · 79 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 89 miVirginia State University · 94 miBarton College · 102 miVirginia Union University · 112 miUniversity of Richmond · 116 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.40143$7.1M95687%
Old Dominion University Division I · Sun Belt Conference42116$15M96191%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas50146$1.3M—72%
Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association5292$5.2M93348%
Christopher Newport University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference56132$913k—88%
William & Mary Division I · Patriot League74105$9M97933%
East Carolina University Division I · American Conference79129$16M93890%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference89145$494k—78%
Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association94132$1.8M—89%
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas102153$1.5M—96%
Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association112113$1.6M—98%
University of Richmond Division I · Patriot League11689$8.6M98423%

Other football programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Winston-Salem State University116$2.1M$18,499—vs
Johnson C. Smith University123$2.1M$17,163—vs
Virginia State University132$1.8M$13,844—vs
Virginia Union University113$1.6M$14,312—vs
Bluefield State University93$1.6M$17,297—vs
Bowie State University135$1.5M$11,256—vs
Fayetteville State University75$1.4M$18,113—vs
Shaw University111$1.3M$11,750—vs
Elizabeth City State University120$1.2M$9,617—vs
Livingstone College84$1.2M$13,721—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)99$913k$9,217—vs

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