Colleges / East Carolina University
College · Public · Greenville, NC · City
BU

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

AddressEast 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Websitewww.ecu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size19,896
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1180.

If you get in

19,896 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$63k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.4k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.6k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$1,510

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention82%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr63%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
19,896
Location
Greenville, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
ECU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown4%
  • Asian3%
  • International1%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$51k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.

Colleges / East Carolina University
College · Public · Greenville, NC · City
BU

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

AddressEast 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Websitewww.ecu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size19,896
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1180.

If you get in

19,896 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$63k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.4k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.6k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$1,510

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention82%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr63%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
19,896
Location
Greenville, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
ECU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown4%
  • Asian3%
  • International1%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$51k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.