East Carolina University Academic Overview

Academic Overview

East Carolina University Campus, Greenville, NC

East Carolina University is a public, 4 or more years institute located in Greenville, North Carolina. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2021 tuition & fees are $7,239 for North Carolina residents and $23,516 for out-of-state students. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and a total of 28,718 students are enrolled. The acceptance rate of undergraduate school is 79% and the graduation rate is 66% last year.

The salary after graduation from East Carolina University varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $45,800. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

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2021 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate school, in the academic year 2020-2021, tuition and fees of East Carolina University are $7,239 for North Carolina residents and $23,516 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its 2021 tuition and fees are $7,536 for in-state students and $20,685 for out-of-state students.

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East Carolina University 2021 Tuition & Fees
	In-State	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$7,239	$23,516
Graduate	$7,536	$20,685

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Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2021 key academic statistics at ECU. The acceptance rate of ECU is 79% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 29%. The average graduation rate is 66% and the transfer-out rate is 23%. The average received amount of financial aid is $7,795 and 51% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 28,718 students is attending including both undergraduate and graduate students, and the student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

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Acceptance Rate for East Carolina University is 79 %.

Graduation Rate for East Carolina University is 66 %

Transfer-out Rate for East Carolina University is 23 %

Retention Rate for East Carolina University is 81 %

Student Population for East Carolina University is 28,718

Student to Faculty Rate for East Carolina University is 18 %

The average received amount of financial aid is $7,795 at East Carolina University.

Offered Degrees

ECU offers 187 major programs through online and on-site education where 69 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.

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Offered Major Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Bachelor's Degree	80	18
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	5
Master's Degree	72	41
Post Master's Degree	6	1
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	17	3
Doctor's degree - professional practice	5	1

Special Learning Opportunities

East Carolina University offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. The school provides ROTC, teacher certification and study abroad - opportunity which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country programs to its students.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	Undergraduate , Graduate
ROTC	Army, Air Force
Weekend/Evening College	✗
Teacher Certification	✔
Study Abroad	✔
Campus Housing	✔ (Dormitory Capacity:5,408)
Board/Meal Plan	✔ (Typical Annual Charge: $4,084)

Veterans Benefits

East Carolina University has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.

Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)	✔
Credit for military training	✔
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families	✔
Recognized student veteran organization	✔
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges	✔

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