East Central University
Ada, OK · Public · Town (remote) · ECU
Public institution in Ada, OK · 2,157 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $44,962 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%Cost of attendance
- Top 14%Average net price
- Top 18%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 24%Median graduate debt
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
- $9,287282nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,032366th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,542700th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,559250th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,671443rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,9621,357th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,6771,175th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 32.7%1,701st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 56.8%1,664th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 65.5%506th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1019910th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,157900th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.8%705th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 131 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $20
- Personal essay
- Optional / not 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 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $60,839 | $57,318 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,252 | $60,024 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| History | bachelors | $37,568 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $34,908 | $32,770 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,637 | $33,281 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,281 | $32,213 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Legal Support ServicesLegal Professions | bachelors | $30,771 | $26,353 |
Campus facts
- A Native American Non-Tribal Institutionsource
- Founded in 1909source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Roary the Tigersource
- Formerly known as "East Central State Normal School" (1909–1939)source
- Formerly known as "East Central State College" (1939–1974)source
- Formerly known as "East Central Oklahoma State University" (1974–1985)source
- Athletic conference: Great American Conferencesource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Great American Trophy" (since 1909)source
- Fight song: ""ECU Fight Song""source
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,834,709 (M $1,114,035 · W $720,674)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to East Central University’s 2,157 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgee, OK · 2,131 undergrads
- Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, OK · 1,897 undergrads
- University of TulsaTulsa, OK · 2,447 undergrads
- Cameron UniversityLawton, OK · 2,534 undergrads
- Rogers State UniversityClaremore, OK · 2,552 undergrads
- Langston UniversityLangston, OK · 1,743 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · 2,157 undergrads
- Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, LA · 2,150 undergrads
- University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD · 2,165 undergrads
- Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR · 2,167 undergrads
- Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 2,139 undergrads
- Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WA · 2,179 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteecok.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 207041)
- Compare colleges in OKRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OklahomaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: East Central University vs Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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