- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- East Carolina University
Greenville, NCCity: smallZIP 27858Founded 1907
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1907
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.ecu.edu
North CarolinaPublic
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public university in Greenville, North Carolina, with 19,896 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $16,880 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention83%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans39%
$16,880net price / year
89%admission rate
1180average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$60,387median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#753 of 1,704 for earnings#629 of 1,739 for lowest net price#555 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,159 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,015tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,438
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,715
- Average net price
- $16,880national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,125
$30,001–48,000$12,558
$48,001–75,000$14,074
$75,001–110,000$19,510
$110,001+$24,257
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,309
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,387middle 50%: $42,574–$87,028
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,028
Median, East Carolina University$60,387
Lower quarter$42,574
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 19,896
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,595 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,141
- Endowment, end of year
- $320,106,984
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic10%
Black16%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.6%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Health professions16%
Engineering technologies8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.7%
Social sciences6.9%
Psychology6.1%
Education5.1%
Communication & journalism4.7%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University Boone, NC | $16,082 | 71% | $57,488 |
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| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $15,142 | 68% | $63,486 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $19,570 | 72% | $61,019 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | $12,291 | 58% | $53,402 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | $16,013 | 65% | $80,490 |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | $17,201 | 59% | $59,879 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | $17,265 | 58% | $59,083 |
| Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ | $15,732 | 61% | $80,490 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198464. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1277776.