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East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

https://www.ecu.edu

#499 National Colleges

78.72% Admission Rate
Least Selective

21,992 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
East Carolina University (ECU) is a public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina.

Founded on March 8, 1907, as a teacher training school, East Carolina has grown from its original 43 acres (17 ha) to almost 1,600 acres (647 ha) today. The university's academic facilities are located on six properties: Main Campus, Health Sciences Campus, West Research Campus, the Field Station for Coastal Studies in New Holland, North Carolina, the Millennial Research Innovation Campus in Greenville's warehouse district and an overseas campus in Certaldo Alto, Italy. ECU also operates the Coastal Studies Institute. The nine undergraduate colleges, graduate school, and four professional schools are located on these four properties. All of the non-health sciences majors are located on the main campus. The College of Nursing, College of Allied Health Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine, and School of Dental Medicine are located on the health science campus. ECU is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".There are eleven social sororities, 16 social fraternities, four historically black sororities, five historically black fraternities, one Native American fraternity, and one Native American sorority. There are over 400 registered clubs on campus including fraternities and sororities.

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Location

City
Greenville, North Carolina

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Health Professions And Related Programs 18.1%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 17.3%
Education 6.8%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 6.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.1%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 5.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 5.5%
Social Sciences 5.0%
Psychology 4.2%
Visual And Performing Arts 3.6%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 3.3%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 3.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 3.1%
Engineering 2.7%
Physical Sciences 2.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.0%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.3%
History 0.8%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%
Architecture And Related Services 0.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$7,238.00

Out of State Tuition
$23,515.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
52.75%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$15,844.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1117 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 590 555 520
Verbal 600 560 520

ACT Scores

22 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 24 21 18
English 24 22 19