East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
- Public
- City
- 19,896 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 89%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,880per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 63%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,38710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Pirate Promise transfer program provides participating North Carolina community college students guaranteed admission to ECU upon completing an approved associate degree.
Source: Home | Pirate Promise | ECU
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 89%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1070–1240Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From East Carolina University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2024–25, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
17% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.28. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 89%23,527 admitted of 26,369 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1060–122010% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 19–2523% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 11%31% were in the top quarter. Based on the 37% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Living in the state
Important
- Class rank
- Test scores
Considered
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Where you live
Where you'd stand
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Sources: East Carolina University Common Data Set 2024–25. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,880full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,015sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $7,438Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $23,715Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 63%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 83%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,38710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,896Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 26%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC — admits 80%
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE — admits 87%
- Illinois State University Normal, IL — admits 88%
- Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ — admits 90%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for East Carolina University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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