The small enrollment provides an unusual opportunity for individualized curricular plans and easy access to faculty and facilities. Greenville is a rapidly expanding city with a broadly structured and balanced financial base consisting of the University and its medical center, agriculture, light industry, and small businesses. The University, local institutions of worship, and social organizations provide a variety of scholarly, cultural, and recreational pastimes. Eastern North Carolina has a relatively mild winter climate, proximity to the seacoast, and excellent recreational opportunities. The University and The School East Carolina University is a comprehensive institution with a total enrollment of approximately 17,500 students.
Curriculums encompass the arts, sciences, education, and technology.
The School of Medicine was established as a four-year school in 1976 and in 1981 graduated its first class of physicians. The Ph.D. programs in the basic biomedical sciences were initiated in 1979. The School of Medicine and the graduate programs in the biomedical sciences are in a phase of dynamic growth and have attracted outstanding faculty from all over the United States. Full-time members of the graduate faculty in the basic biomedical sciences number 96. Applying Application forms are available from the departments offering the Ph.D. degree, the office listed below, or the office of the dean of the Graduate School.