East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
East Carolina University admitted 23,527 of 26,369 applicants for the fall 2024 entering class (89.2%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2024 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at East Carolina University
Three things East Carolina University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
10% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 23% sent an ACT. East Carolina University files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
East Carolina University asks for no supplemental essay.
Of the 1 prompt we track for this application, none is one you would have to write.
Source: the prompts we track for this application
Families paid $15,739 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
89.2%
23,527 admitted of 26,369 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
SAT, middle 50%
1060–1220
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
ACT, middle 50%
19–25
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Average GPA of admitted students
3.28
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
10%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
23%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Where do you actually stand at East Carolina University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
See where I stand ›3 days free · $0 today · cancel anytime
What East Carolina University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Recommendations
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rank
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $15,739 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $10,046
- $30k–$48k
- $11,699
- $48k–$75k
- $14,904
- $75k–$110k
- $20,417
- Over $110k
- $23,028
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
1 essay prompt on the application: 1 optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionOctober 15, 2026
Verified July 17, 2026 · Source
- Early Action 2December 15, 2026
Verified July 17, 2026
- Regular DecisionApril 1, 2027
Verified July 17, 2026
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in North Carolina
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
Build the list this school belongs on.
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
See where I stand ›3 days free · $0 today · cancel anytime
