East Carolina University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 160,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 800 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,730
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 82%
From Region 6%
Athletes 452 (2.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Black 16%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Allied Health Sciences 467 11% 63% 4% 17% 8% 0% $66,883 35 +0.27 71 96% 7.5%
Dietetics/Dietitian 28 — 7% 71% 7% 11% 7% 0% $62,258 42 -0.16 63 95% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 — 0% 25% 19% 25% 12% 6% $67,705 16 -0.89 72 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 49 — 0% 86% 2% 4% 6% 0% $75,577 97 +1.75 82 95% — — — —
Environmental Health 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,521 42 -0.27 67 95% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 203 +1 13% 60% 3% 21% 7% 0% $64,521 54 -0.06 67 95% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 35 — 11% 71% 3% 11% 9% 0% $56,867 14 -0.79 50 95% — — — —
Health Administration 47 +1 13% 64% 0% 17% 9% 0% $82,950 91 +0.86 88 98% 7.5% — — —
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 17 — 18% 59% 6% 18% 0% 0% $82,950 91 +0.86 88 98% 7.5% — — —
Social Work 51 — 8% 57% 4% 22% 10% 0% $60,006 89 +0.80 58 95% — — — —
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 14 — 29% 43% 7% 21% 21% 0% $56,867 62 +0.21 50 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 952 52% 75% 2% 9% 6% 1% $77,972 67 -0.13 84 97% 6.1%
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $90,217 35 -0.39 92 — — — — —
Accounting 99 +11 49% 69% 5% 12% 5% 3% $79,357 34 -0.50 85 99% 5.9% — — —
Business Administration 324 +6 49% 73% 3% 9% 8% 1% $72,629 51 -0.26 79 96% 6.1% — — —
Entrepreneurship 48 — 69% 77% 2% 12% 4% 0% $60,834 23 -0.66 60 100% — — — —
Finance 114 +14 77% 81% 2% 8% 6% 0% $84,210 31 -0.51 88 98% 5.6% — — —
Hospitality Management 40 — 15% 80% 0% 10% 2% 2% $66,376 85 +0.52 70 95% 8.5% — — —
Logistics 37 +8 84% 81% 3% 11% 5% 0% $72,629 9 -1.13 79 96% 6.1% — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 60 +2 67% 60% 7% 17% 10% 0% $91,630 51 -0.05 93 95% 4.4% — — —
Marketing 229 +2 40% 79% 0% 7% 5% 2% $84,677 74 +0.55 89 98% 6.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 335 12% 76% 0% 10% 7% 0% $55,000 3 +0.11 45 95% 6.6%
Child Development 9 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $55,760 64 +0.30 47 92% — — — —
Family and Community Services 42 — 5% 57% 0% 29% 10% 0% $55,760 64 +0.30 47 92% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 16 — 0% 62% 0% 25% 6% 0% $53,639 66 +0.20 42 94% 6.4% — — —
Elementary Education 106 — 3% 82% 0% 8% 8% 0% $53,639 66 +0.20 42 94% 6.4% — — —
English Education 10 — 10% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $55,487 57 +0.00 46 98% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,487 36 -0.51 46 98% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $55,487 48 -0.22 46 98% — — — —
Middle School Education 17 — 18% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,639 45 -0.17 42 94% 6.4% — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 9 — 78% 67% 0% 11% 11% 0% $55,487 40 -0.28 46 98% — — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,487 48 -0.22 46 98% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 21 — 67% 81% 0% 5% 10% 0% $55,487 56 -0.01 46 98% — — — —
Special Education 18 — 0% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $53,451 37 -0.37 41 98% 7.5% — — —
Special Education and Teaching 9 — 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,451 37 -0.37 41 98% 7.5% — — —
Apparel and Textiles 41 — 2% 71% 2% 10% 7% 0% $58,778 34 -0.28 55 94% — — — —
Art Education 11 +2 0% 91% 0% 9% 0% 0% $55,487 88 +0.93 46 98% — — — —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,487 97 +1.66 46 98% — — — —
Music Education 15 +1 40% 47% 0% 0% 27% 0% $55,487 87 +0.94 46 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Technology 632 87% 66% 3% 11% 13% 1% $99,250 94 +0.34 96 97% 4.9%
General Engineering 75 — 77% 75% 9% 4% 8% 0% $96,834 51 -0.13 95 96% — — — —
Computer Science 85 — 82% 52% 6% 15% 15% 2% $110,808 37 -0.41 98 95% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 13 — 92% 69% 23% 0% 0% 0% $113,481 41 -0.34 98 — — — — —
Industrial Technology 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $108,972 72 +0.52 98 — — — — —
Information Technology 50 — 90% 46% 4% 30% 16% 0% $115,417 79 +0.83 99 99% 4.9% — — —
Engineering Management 31 — 90% 61% 0% 16% 10% 0% $89,717 82 +0.63 91 — — — — —
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician 27 — 78% 56% 4% 26% 15% 0% $70,916 8 -1.48 77 100% — — — —
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 169 — 94% 77% 0% 5% 12% 0% $106,225 94 +1.45 97 99% — — — —
Industrial Technology/Technician 162 — 84% 64% 2% 10% 15% 2% $88,401 43 -0.03 91 96% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician 17 — 94% 71% 0% 6% 18% 6% $88,401 43 -0.03 91 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts and Communication 421 36% 64% 1% 18% 10% 0% $58,258 6 +0.21 54 94% 7.1%
Communication 234 +3 35% 66% 1% 17% 9% 0% $65,717 68 +0.36 69 93% 7.1% — — —
Dance 13 — 15% 85% 0% 15% 0% 0% $49,161 86 +0.82 29 90% — — — —
Interior Design 24 — 17% 75% 0% 12% 4% 0% $66,138 34 -0.22 70 100% — — — —
Music 21 +2 48% 76% 5% 10% 5% 0% $40,154 15 -0.71 10 100% — — — —
Studio Art 100 +1 39% 52% 1% 21% 16% 0% $48,444 60 +0.17 27 91% — — — —
Theatre 29 +1 45% 59% 0% 24% 10% 3% $42,587 46 -0.06 14 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Performance 244 53% 62% 2% 20% 10% 1% $64,286 23 +0.31 67 96%
Exercise Science 69 +1 77% 55% 0% 28% 13% 3% $53,431 17 -0.97 41 92% — — — —
Kinesiology 120 — 35% 68% 4% 14% 8% 1% $75,497 94 +1.60 82 99% — — — —
Physical Fitness Technician 43 — 60% 56% 2% 23% 12% 0% $53,431 17 -0.97 41 92% — — — —
Sports Studies — — — — — — — — $53,431 17 -0.97 41 92% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 12 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $53,502 21 -0.64 41 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 366 11% 71% 4% 8% 10% 1% $85,767 83 -0.64 89 98% 4.3%
Nursing 366 — 11% 71% 4% 8% 10% 1% $85,767 24 -0.64 89 98% 4.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harriot College of Arts and Sciences 1,308 34% 60% 3% 18% 10% 1% $61,012 12 +0.08 60 94% 9.1%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $62,934 48 -0.19 64 — — — — —
Chemistry 29 +2 45% 72% 10% 0% 14% 0% $77,250 80 +0.55 83 96% — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,496 41 -0.32 61 100% — — — —
Mathematics 15 — 73% 73% 0% 7% 13% 0% $53,810 2 -1.19 42 93% — — — —
Physics 4 — 25% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $78,865 37 -0.34 85 — — — — —
Biochemistry 16 +5 38% 44% 12% 25% 19% 0% $77,506 71 +0.54 83 — — — — —
Biology 244 +1 33% 50% 7% 21% 11% 2% $74,295 88 +0.91 80 95% — — — —
Economics 45 — 73% 62% 2% 16% 11% 7% $74,754 17 -0.87 81 98% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,350 48 -0.23 49 — — — — —
English 34 +2 21% 74% 3% 12% 6% 0% $44,962 13 -0.91 19 94% — — — —
Foreign Languages 13 +7 23% 38% 0% 15% 23% 0% $53,962 35 -0.36 43 90% — — — —
History 36 +2 58% 86% 0% 3% 6% 0% $56,398 56 -0.05 49 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 45 +9 36% 60% 9% 13% 9% 2% $51,538 23 -0.55 36 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $58,040 45 -0.26 53 — — — — —
Professional/Technical Writing 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,631 33 -0.46 28 — — — — —
Anthropology 16 +2 6% 81% 0% 12% 6% 0% $48,846 16 -0.73 28 90% — — — —
Applied/Public Sociology 42 +2 19% 52% 0% 24% 5% 0% $49,532 19 -0.67 30 100% — — — —
Geography 4 +4 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,808 55 -0.04 62 — — — — —
Political Science 52 +2 50% 62% 2% 25% 6% 0% $65,635 33 -0.48 69 96% — — — —
Psychology 303 +3 14% 54% 3% 19% 14% 0% $55,415 56 +0.05 46 95% 9.8% — — —
General Education 212 — 37% 64% 2% 25% 3% 0% $54,711 51 -0.04 44 92% 8.2% — — —
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 7 — 71% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $67,766 46 -0.04 72 — — — — —
Criminology 174 — 48% 66% 1% 11% 13% 0% $61,819 67 +0.27 62 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,733
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,147
Est. In-State Cost $10,003
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,530
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.3% 1,103 52% 73% 2% 10% 7% 1% $78,182 48 -0.08 84 97% 6.2%
Health Sciences 19.2% 908 21% 67% 4% 14% 9% 1% $73,525 34 -0.13 80 97% 4.3%
Social Sciences 15.9% 753 22% 60% 2% 19% 11% 0% $59,223 52 +0.12 56 94% 8.6%
Professional 11.6% 549 76% 68% 1% 10% 13% 1% $84,603 83 +0.45 89 98% —
Education 9.3% 441 25% 72% 1% 16% 5% 0% $54,451 56 -0.00 44 94% 7.5%
Arts 5.6% 263 30% 63% 1% 16% 11% 0% $51,661 51 +0.08 36 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 260 33% 50% 7% 21% 12% 2% $74,493 85 +0.89 81 95% —
Computer Science 3.2% 152 86% 52% 7% 19% 14% 1% $112,381 53 +0.02 98 96% 4.9%
Humanities 2.9% 137 36% 68% 4% 12% 9% 1% $51,610 29 -0.48 36 94% —
Engineering 1.6% 75 77% 75% 9% 4% 8% 0% $96,834 27 -0.13 95 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 56 52% 73% 7% 5% 11% 0% $68,913 22 -0.10 74 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 28 7% 71% 7% 11% 7% 0% $62,258 60 -0.16 63 95% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $31.9M #89 39% $4.0M 16 #106 30 2
Physical Sciences & Math $12.4M #165 42% $0.1M — — — 4
Life & Natural Sciences $11.3M #154 41% $0.3M 28 #85 112 11
Humanities & Social Sciences $5.5M #189 49% $0.0M 14 #211 — 2
Engineering $3.4M #227 56% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $3.2M #134 10% $0 — — — 1
Computer Science $1.8M #197 84% $0 — — — 1
Education $1.5M #199 68% $0 42 #83 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #197 6% $0 2 #102 32 1
Total $71.4M #177 42% $4.4M 102 #173 174 22

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 129 $16.5M $16.5M $7K
Track & Field (combined) 69 $878K $865K $12K
Baseball 43 $3.7M $3.7M $12K
Basketball 16 $4.3M $4.3M $10K
Golf 9 $411K $405K $6K
Total 226 $25.8M $25.7M $50K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $1.2M $1.2M $12K
Lacrosse 32 $1.1M $1.1M $15K
Soccer 31 $1.3M $1.3M $10K
Swimming & Diving 29 $909K $900K $8K
Softball 23 $1.2M $1.2M $47K
Volleyball 19 $1.0M $1.0M $11K
Basketball 15 $3.0M $3.0M $15K
Golf 10 $501K $489K $11K
Tennis 9 $459K $453K $5K
Total 226 $10.8M $10.6M $137K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 201 $2.1M $2.0M $24K
Football 129 $16.5M $16.5M $7K
Baseball 43 $3.7M $3.7M $12K
Lacrosse 32 $1.1M $1.1M $15K
Basketball 31 $7.3M $7.3M $25K
Soccer 31 $1.3M $1.3M $10K
Swimming & Diving 29 $909K $900K $8K
Softball 23 $1.2M $1.2M $47K
Golf 19 $913K $894K $18K
Volleyball 19 $1.0M $1.0M $11K
Tennis 9 $459K $453K $5K
Total 452 $68.0M $64.8M $3.2M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 1070 – 1240
SAT Math Range 530 – 610
SAT RW Range 540 – 630