East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina · Public · 19,896 undergraduates · ecu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of 26,369 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1060 to 1220
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$27,060Est.Estimate
$45,130 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at East Carolina University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
East Carolina University uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$45,130
a year in 2027-28, from a $45,130 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1150
Send your score
About 72% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1040, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your weighted GPA is below 2.8, you must send a score.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Freshmen | Undergraduate Admissions | ECU · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Apr1Priority deadline · April 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
89%
of applicants were admitted: 23,527 of 26,369 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 10% of them sent SAT scores and 23% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1060 to 1220
Reading and Writing 520 to 630
Math 520 to 600
ACT composite 19 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.7%
- 1200 to 139929%
- 1000 to 119954%
- 800 to 99912%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.28
- 4.02.7%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4918%
- 3.00 to 3.2419%
- 2.50 to 2.9927%
- Below 2.501.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$27,060
a year, in state
$45,130
a year, out of state (tuition $22,920)
- Tuition (in state)$4,850
- Fees$3,170
- Food and housing$12,370
- Books and supplies$1,650
- Transportation and other$5,020
East Carolina University published $24,822 in state for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,125
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,558
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,074
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,510
- Over $110,000$24,257
Financial aid
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$9,952
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
5.4%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,017 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1-Mar
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $490Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART Elective |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1011 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1013 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAAS 1000 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ART 1906, 1907 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1100/01 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1100/01/1200/01 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2171 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2171, 2172 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 2171 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1150/51 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1150/51 1160/61 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | CHIN 1001-02/2003-04 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2010 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSCI 1010, 1011 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART Elective |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 1020 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1100 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1100, 2201 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1000, 1100 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1060, 1061 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1030, 1031 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | FREN 1001-02/2003-04 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | GERM 1001-02/2003-04 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | ITAL 1001-02/2003-04 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | JAPN 1001-02/2003-04 |
| Latin | 3 | 12 | LATN 1001-02/2003-04 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2133 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON Elective |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2113 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1008 (Non Music Majors Only) |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1250, 1251 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1260, 1261 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHYS 2360, 1261 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHYS 2350, 1251 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 1083 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1000 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | ZELE 1XXX (Elective) |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | ZELE 1XXX (Elective) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1001-02/2003-04 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 2228 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1010 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1050, 1051 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 1030, 1031 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
63%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$60,387
a year, 10 years after starting here
- East Carolina University$60,141
- All colleges$62,710
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 44 majors here have earnings data.
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