East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina · Also known as ECU · Website
$55,146
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,146
median earnings, 10 years after starting
East Carolina University is a public 4-year college in Greenville, North Carolina with 19,896 undergraduates and 5,495 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,739 a year (tuition and fees $7,361 in-state, $23,638 out-of-state). It admits 89% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,146 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,739
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,361
Out-of-state $23,638
Admission rate
89%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,750
About $241 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,146
Rank 1,090 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,739
- Tuition in-state
- $7,361
- Tuition out-of-state
- $23,638
- Cost of attendance
- $23,867
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,046
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,699
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,904
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,417
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,028
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,580 in 2015-16 to $7,361 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1,180
- Undergraduates
- 19,896
- Graduate students
- 5,495
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 210
- Endowment
- $320.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,090 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,739 | $14,086 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,361 | $6,906 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 89% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 48% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,750 | $20,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,420 | $31,569 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,146 | $36,048 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 63% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
210 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 351 | $24,250 | $72,051 | $82,250 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 350 | $21,750 | $45,497 | $64,723 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 276 | $34,643 | $77,753 | $98,563 | $103,485 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 270 | $25,000 | $35,628 | $59,566 | $58,808 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 249 | $21,250 | $37,813 | $59,432 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 246 | $23,250 | $30,086 | $50,270 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 241 | $24,125 | $38,992 | $64,205 | $57,214 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 228 | $23,250 | $45,870 | $73,626 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 221 | $21,517 | $42,690 | $47,970 | $47,382 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 196 | $23,544 | $36,809 | $49,981 | $53,072 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 193 | $19,000 | $63,324 | $81,852 | $80,890 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 162 | $20,500 | $72,022 | $87,848 | $81,678 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 162 | $22,625 | $36,374 | $50,722 | $55,378 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 134 | $22,500 | $51,501 | $78,324 | $83,343 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $22,951 | $27,494 | $61,791 | $62,172 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $22,825 | $38,900 | $67,732 | $58,716 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $21,406 | $61,914 | $79,238 | $83,290 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $25,500 | $29,797 | $48,703 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $25,000 | $43,607 | $49,247 | $51,389 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $25,718 | $21,271 | $45,817 | $41,367 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 81 | $36,641 | $62,568 | $73,367 | $71,685 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $22,323 | $48,351 | $79,351 | $76,194 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 77 | $152,343 | $63,673 | $144,434 | $112,460 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $24,342 | $65,758 | $84,847 | $89,359 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $24,750 | $65,958 | $98,406 | $107,009 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does East Carolina University cost?
$15,739 a year is the average net price at East Carolina University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,361 for in-state students and $23,638 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,867. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,046 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at East Carolina University?
89% of applicants are admitted to East Carolina University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,180. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do East Carolina University graduates earn?
$55,146 a year is the median pay of former East Carolina University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,420 after 6 years). That ranks 1,090 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dentistry (Professional) at $125,260.
How much student debt do East Carolina University graduates have?
$22,750 is the median federal student loan debt of East Carolina University graduates, about $241 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at East Carolina University?
63% of first-time, full-time students at East Carolina University finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at East Carolina University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (351 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (350 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (276 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 210 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.