The Elizabeth City State University Football Program at #1 amongst Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in Black student-athlete graduation rate.
  
 
DIVERSE ®ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION RANKS ECSU FOOTBALL #1 IN HBCU STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATION RATE

Data Collected From 2002, 2004 and 2006 Has Vikings with Graduation Rate of Just Over 71%

Oct. 22, 2007

ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The latest issue of DIVERSE ® Issues in Higher Education ranks the Elizabeth City State University Football Program at #1 amongst Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in Black student-athlete graduation rate.

In data that was collected from 83% of Division II teams that reported in 2002, 94% in 2004 and 67% in 2006 programs with the best overall Black student-athlete graduation rates are: Elizabeth City State, which graduated slightly over 71 percent of its Black football players; Lane College at 71 percent exactly, followed by Johnson C. Smith at nearly 70 percent.

A complete review of the analysis may be found at the following link:

http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_9812.shtml

For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com

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