East Carolina University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
East Carolina University is a public research university in Greenville, NC (city setting), with 21,328 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 90% of 22,289 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1200 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $40,608 a year for out-of-state students and $24,331 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,470 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, engineering technologies. The campus reported 1.06 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where East Carolina University ranks
On 64 lists; no top-ten finishes in Division I yet — the strongest showings:
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,361 in-state · $23,638 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research East Carolina University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
East Carolina University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Conference | 31 | 3 over | 6 | $1.3M | $42,915 | 974 | |
| Baseball | American Conference | 43 | 9 over | 1 | $3.7M | $86,445 | 988 | |
| Men's Basketball | American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 8 | $4.3M | $268,013 | 935 | |
| Women's Basketball | American Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $3M | $200,704 | 961 | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 979 | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | American Conference | 129 | 24 over | 1 | $16M | $127,698 | 938 | |
| Men's Golf | American Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $405k | $45,014 | 994 | |
| Women's Golf | American Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $490k | $48,952 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | American Conference | 32 | room 6 | 4 | $1.1M | $34,106 | 999 | |
| Softball | American Conference | 23 | room 2 | 4 | $1.2M | $51,532 | 993 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | American Conference | 29 | room 1 | 1 | $901k | $31,066 | 989 | |
| Women's Tennis | American Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $454k | $50,419 | 993 | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Conference | 69 | 24 over | 6 | $865k | $12,537 | 961 | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Conference | 132 | 87 over | 6 | $1.2M | $8,879 | 977 | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1M | $52,805 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.