East Carolina University
Greenville, NC · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · ECU
Public institution in Greenville, NC · 19,857 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $55,146 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Undergraduates
- Top 15%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,514793rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,361304th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,6381,031st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,689603rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,750972nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,146785th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,420772nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.1%689th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.7%580th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.1%1,242nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1143551st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 19,857118th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.3%1,126th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 203 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $75
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 66 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,377 | $63,005 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $61,609 | $58,447 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,656 | $60,064 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $58,912 | $53,483 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $57,995 | $61,516 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $57,318 | $66,653 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $51,482 | $54,626 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $49,464 | $48,265 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $47,650 | $45,277 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $46,087 | $39,523 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,826 | $46,282 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $43,798 | $41,193 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1907source
- Athletic nickname: "Pirates"source
- Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium seats about 50,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: "Servire (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "East Carolina Teachers Training School"source
- Formerly known as "(1907–1920)"source
- Formerly known as "East Carolina Teachers College"source
- Formerly known as "(1920–1951)"source
- Formerly known as "East Carolina College"source
- Formerly known as "(1951–1967)"source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- Football rivalry: East Carolina–Marshall (since 1967)source
- Plays for the "Victory Barrel" (since 1970)source
- Fight song: ""[[E.C. Victory]]""source
- Notable alum: Sandra Bullocksource
- Notable alum: MrBeastsource
- Notable alum: Vince McMahonsource
- Notable alum: Linda McMahonsource
- Notable alum: LaShawn Merrittsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,122,378 (M $3,895,580 · W $3,226,798)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteecu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 198464)
- Compare colleges in NCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in North CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.