East Carolina University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for East Carolina University

East Carolina University operates as a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 19,896 students of which 23,336 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. East Carolina University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,180. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,739, with published in-state tuition of $7,361 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.7%. Graduates earn a median of $55,146 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,420 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 824300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.