East Carolina University®

BY THE NUMBERS

Our Student Body

Total Enrollment

26,785
STEM/Health Care
Enrollment
Total
43% ofStudent
Body

ECU Students Represent
All 100 North Carolina counties
46 states plus theDistrict of Columbia

89%

70 countries

IN-STATE RESIDENCY

23,81231%

Underrepresented
Race/Ethnicity

Percentage of enrolled students(total student body) who selfidentify as being from one of thefollowing groups (regardless ofU.S. citizenship status): American
Indian or Alaska Native, Black or
African American, Hispanic, Native
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or
two or more races

SecondBachelor’s
186
Unclassiﬁed
1,566

First-Year
4,982

Sophomore
3,916

Graduate*
4,209

Junior4,545
Senior6,228

Post-Baccalaureate* Includes students in master’s, post-master’s certiﬁcate
Certiﬁcate
Professional† and doctoral programs
234
919

8,937 2,593
UNDERGRADUATEClass Level† Includes students in audiology, dental medicine, medicine,
nursing practice and physical therapy programs

GRADUATE

Academics
ProgramInventory
BACHELOR’S DEGREESBACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATES

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATES

MASTER’S DEGREES

Highest-EnrollmentDegree Programs
Undergraduate
Nursing (BSN)Management (BSBA)
Biology (BS)Marketing (BSBA)
Psychology (BA)
Communication (BS)Construction Management (BS)Criminal Justice (BS)Exercise Physiology (BS)Industrial Technology (BS)POSTDOCTORAL CERTIFICATESPROFESSIONAL DEGREESTOTALPROGRAMS APPROVEDFOR ONLINE DELIVERY

1,363
1,051
1,007
971
794
721
702
682
606

1,983

ECU achieves high rankings andrecognitions from a variety of
reputable publications, websites
and organizations, including
the following:

500
1000 1500 2000 2500
Number of Students Enrolled

POST-MASTER’S CERTIFICATESDOCTORAL DEGREES

Rankings
andRecognitions

Graduate‡
Business Administration (MBA)
Nursing (MSN plus DNP)
Medicine (MD)Library Science (MLS)
Dental Medicine (DMD)
Social Work (MSW)
Counselor Education (MS)Public Health (MPH)
School Administration (MSA)
Educational Leadership (EdD)

214
207
138
137
133
124
122

337

477

742

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Number of Students Enrolled‡ Includes students in master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs• Newsweek• U.S. News &World Report• Washington Monthly• The Princeton Review• Military Times
Such acknowledgments align withour mission to be a nationalmodel for student success, publicservice and regionaltransformation.
For details — including
information about the university’s
rankings philosophy — please visit
ipar.ecu.edu/dashboards/dshbdranking-recognition

Student Life

1519

RESIDENCE
HALLS

375

+

STUD ENT ORGANIZATIONS

23

STUD ENTCENTERS

LIVING-LEARNINGCOMMUNITIESM A I N CA M PUS
NEI GHB ORHOOD S

Our Faculty
Our Faculty
and Staff
and Staff
2,005

E H R A F A C U LT Y
E H R A N O N - F A C U LT Y
AND POSTDOCTORALSCHOLARS893EHRA SENIOR ACADEMIC
A N D A D M I N I S T R AT I V E
OFFICERS145

CSS CLINICALSUPPORT SERVICES

911

Years of Service to Stateof North Carolina

S H R A S TA F F

1,851

T O TA L FA C U LT Y
A N D S TA F F

0-9
10-19
20-29
30+

5,805

Not Applicable

2,762
1,575

30%

Underrepresented Race/Ethnicity

Percentage of faculty and staff who self-identify as
being from one of the following groups (regardlessof U.S. citizenship status): American Indian or Alaska
Native, Black or African American, Hispanic, NativeHawaiian or Pacific Islander, or two or more races

850230388

Return on Investment
An ECU education is a wise investment that pays long-term — and meaningful — dividends.

NATION’S HIGHEST-PAYING
MAJORS OFFEREDAT ECU
Computer Science
Engineering
Information Technology
Economics
Nursing
Construction Management
Mathematics

Business Analytics
Finance
Accounting
Physics
Business

Almost90%of ECU alumni are

EMPLOYEDor advancing their education
within six months of graduating.

Source: ECU First Destination Survey | firstdestination.ecu.edu

AND MORE

TOP 10 IN NC• Return on Investment• Starting Salaries

Source: SmartAsset 2022 Best Values —North Carolina Universities

ABOVE-AVERAGE SALARIES

Early-career salaries for ECU graduates are above
average for graduates of the University of North Carolina

About the Data
The information in the Our Student Body, Academic Programs, and Our Faculty and Staff sections of this publication is provided by Institutional Planning,
Assessment and Research (IPAR) at ECU, which collects, analyzes, warehouses and disseminates data about the university.
For detailed data resources available to the public, visit ipar.ecu.edu/research/rsrch-public-ecu-data online. IPAR’s dashboards and reports offer current
and historical details on a wide range of topics, including the following:• Enrollment• Demographics• Degrees offered and awarded• Student, faculty and staff statistics• University rankings and recognitions
Student life information is provided by ECU’s Division of Student Affairs.

www.ecu.edu
Revised November 2023 | C.S. 24-0404