by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
East Carolina University was awarded 437 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mental & social health services.
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ECU landed the #414 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, ECU is ranked at #7.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 94%, some consider ECU to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, East Carolina University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at East Carolina University is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
East Carolina University has a freshmen retention rate of 81%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at ECU for first-time, full-time students is 41%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 23,056 undergraduates at ECU with 18,886 being full-time and 4,170 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,260 | $13,029 | $16,654 | $20,488 | $21,665 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ECU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ECU, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,134 a year. That adds up to $28,536 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ECU is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for ECU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | East 5Th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4353 |
| Phone: | 252-328-6131 |
| Website: | https://www.ecu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/EastCarolina |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/EastCarolina |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 343 | $61,076 |
| Business Administration & Management | 334 | $42,335 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 317 | $33,632 |
| Public Health | 273 | $29,077 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 249 | $36,077 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 221 | $30,403 |
| Marketing | 221 | $44,500 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 209 | $55,129 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 205 | $29,127 |
| General Biology | 202 | $32,720 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 20,740 students took at least one online class at East Carolina University. This is a decrease from the 26,733 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 20,740 | 8,218 |
| 2019-2020 | 26,733 | 10,537 |
| 2018-2019 | 13,890 | 7,109 |
| 2017-2018 | 12,960 | 6,812 |
| 2016-2017 | 12,348 | 6,626 |
Learn more about online learning at East Carolina University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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