Greenville, NC · Public · 19,896 undergraduates · urban

East Carolina University

Less selective

ECU is especially oriented toward preparing health, education, business, and public-service professionals for eastern North Carolina.

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Institutional profile

Well established Strong in mobility, and solid in student experience.

Academic standing Steady

Affordability Solid

Career outcomes Solid

Mobility Strong

Student experience Solid

Admission: 90.1% admitted
Price by income: Resident and nonresident prices differ
Completion: 66.2%

What sets East Carolina University apart

Academic design

Health sciences, nursing, education, business, allied health, and coastal-related research are central parts of ECU’s academic footprint.

Campus pattern

Greenville is eastern North Carolina’s principal medical, educational, and commercial center.

Career & value signal

Strong alignment with regional healthcare systems, schools, public agencies, and eastern North Carolina employers.

Can I get in?

90.1% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

22,289

About 90 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 90.1%

Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1050–1200

9601300

ACT middle 50%20–26

1630

Of admitted students, 9% submitted an SAT, and 18% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT and ACT ranges say more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA2.7%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for East Carolina University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

In the season card

What East Carolina University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

Course rigor
GPA
Test scores
Essay
Recommendations
Extracurriculars
Demonstrated interest

See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

Show preparation for this curriculum

Health sciences, nursing, education, business, allied health, and coastal-related research are central parts of ECU’s academic footprint.

Make institutional fit specific

ECU is especially oriented toward preparing health, education, business, and public-service professionals for eastern North Carolina.

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling

Fee and waiver$75 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

BusinessAdmits separately