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East Carolina University is a public institution situated in Greenville, North Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

18,245 Full-Time Undergraduates
$4,452 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is East Carolina University?

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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: www.ecu.edu

Can I Afford ECU?

$4,452 In-State Tuition
53% Take Out Loans
1.7% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, part-time ECU students paid $185 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $864 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $4,452 $20,729
Fees $2,873 $2,873
Books and Supplies $1,654 $1,654
On Campus Room and Board $10,816 $10,816
On Campus Other Expenses $4,018 $4,018

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 1.7%. 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.

East Carolina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,245 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 22,463 undergraduate students at ECU, with 18,245 being full-time and 4,218 being part-time.

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There are also 5,558 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,245 full-time undergraduates at ECU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Carolina University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 476
Black or African American 3,051
Hispanic or Latino 1,615
White 11,712
International Students 80
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,311

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at East Carolina University. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at ECU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at East Carolina University

8,218 Took All Classes Online
20,740 Took At Least One Class Online
14.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 60 bachelor’s degree and 135 master’s degree programs available online at ECU. In 2020-2021, 20,740 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ECU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of ECU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at East Carolina University was 14.2%. This is the #1,080 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ECU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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