East Carolina University Computer Science Programs

East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. Greenville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is East Carolina University?

Contact details for ECU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	East 5Th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Phone:	252-328-6131
Website:	www.ecu.edu

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How Do I Get Into ECU?

You can apply to ECU online at: https://admissions.ecu.edu/apply/freshmen/

Admission Requirements for ECU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ECU?

With an acceptance rate of 92%, ECU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Can I Afford East Carolina University?

The overall average net price of ECU is $29,894. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ECU, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,134 a year. That adds up to $28,536 over four years for those students.

East Carolina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 22,463 undergraduate students at ECU, with 18,245 being full-time and 4,218 being part-time.

There are also 5,558 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,245 full-time undergraduates at ECU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Carolina University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	476
Black or African American	3,051
Hispanic or Latino	1,615
White	11,712
International Students	80
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,311

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at East Carolina University. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at ECU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at East Carolina University

There are 60 bachelor’s degree and 135 master’s degree programs available online at ECU. In 2022-2023, 19,428 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ECU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of ECU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & IS Security	13%
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	21%

East Carolina University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	52	0	18	70
Information Technology	46	0	0	46
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	0	36	0	36
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	5	24	29
Computer & IS Security	0	15	0	15
General Information Science	6	4	0	10
Web & Multimedia Design	0	5	0	5
TOTAL	104	65	42	211

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Luca Masters under License

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