by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
East Central University was awarded 40 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general human services.
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ECU landed the #1,545 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. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ECU held the #1,647 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 32 colleges in Oklahoma, ECU is ranked at #19.
The acceptance rate at East Central University is a competitive 65%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 1% of students accepted to ECU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 418 and 430. Math scores were between 463 and 530.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At East Central University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at East Central University is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At East Central University this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at ECU is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at East Central University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,939 undergraduates at ECU with 2,456 being full-time and 483 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,943 | $8,618 | $12,954 | $15,448 | $16,585 |
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.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ECU, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,100 a year. That adds up to $20,400 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ECU is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for ECU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1100 E. 14Th Street, Ada, OK 74820-6999 |
| Phone: | 580-332-8000 |
| Website: | https://www.ecok.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ECUTigerUpdate |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ECUTigerUpdates |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 67 | $58,379 |
| Business Administration & Management | 57 | $32,762 |
| Computer Information Systems | 54 | $46,037 |
| Health & Physical Education | 52 | $27,783 |
| General Biology | 44 | $27,120 |
| Human Services | 32 | $30,281 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 28 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 27 | $35,051 |
| General Psychology | 21 | $27,519 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 20 | $27,317 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,612 students took at least one online class at East Central University. This is a decrease from the 3,608 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,612 | 1,023 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,608 | 3,608 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,356 | 663 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,980 | 546 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,055 | 601 |
Learn more about online learning at East Central 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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