East Carolina University is known for being a non selective school. The school receives approximately 26,400 applications every admission cycle from incoming students. The overall acceptance rate tends to be 89 percent which equals about 24,000 students who passed the admission process of the institution. But, when the year begins, only about 4,000 or 17% of the students would have picked East Carolina University as their school of choice. The ratio of the students who submitted their applications is 37% and 62% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 59% were typically women preferred East Carolina University after receiving the acceptance letter and 40% were men. Applicants are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to East Carolina University when filling out the application. Often, an ACT score between 19 - 25 or an SAT score between 1,020 - 1,220 is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. East Carolina University’s undergraduate application fee is $75.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
26,369
Male 9,859
Female 16,510

 

Acceptance
23,527
Male 8,691
Female 14,836

 

Enrollment Total
3,962
Male 1,623
Female 2,339


Acceptance Rate
89.2%
Male
88.1%
Female
89.9%

 

Yield
16.8%
Male
18.7%
Female
15.8%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$75


Graduate

$75



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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