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Acceptance Rate 89.21%
Yield 17.10%
SAT Score 1,160
ACT Score 24
Applicants 26,369

ECU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 89.21% at East Carolina University. Total 26,369 students applied and 23,524 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.ecu.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.ecu.edu/apply/freshmen/
Acceptance Rate89.21%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 89.21%. A total of 26,369 students (9,736 men and 16,392 women) have applied to and 23,524 (8,596 men and 14,729 women) students admitted to East Carolina University.
Among them, 1,621 male and 2,371 female students have enrolled into ECU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.10%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ECU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants26,3699,73616,39200
Admitted23,5248,59614,72900
Enrolled4,0221,6212,37100
Acceptance Rate 89.21% 88.29% 89.85% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.10% 18.86% 16.10% - -
[Chart] East Carolina University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ECU, 251 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 504 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 at ECU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,240 and 25th percentile score is 1,070.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at ECU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of ECU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ECU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total107011601240
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540590630
Math530570610
ACT Composite212426
Math182326
English202226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to East Carolina University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for ECU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at ECU

The calendar system at East Carolina University is Semester. East Carolina University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that East Carolina University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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