East Carolina University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

East Carolina University, also referred to as "ECU" or "East Carolina", is a public, coeducational, research university. It is located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It was originally founded on March 8, 1907, as East Carolina Teachers Training School. It was renamed East Carolina Teachers College in 1920. It was then re-christened as East Carolina College in 1951. FInally, it was awarded university status and christened as East Carolina University on July 1, 1972. The University campus stretches over more than 1300 acres of urban land.

The various schools and colleges under ECU are as follows:

• Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Educatio
• College of Fine Arts and Communication
• College of Health and Human Performance
• College of Human Ecology
• College of Technology and Computer Science
• School of Allied Health Sciences
• College of Nursing
• Graduate School

The University campus is home to more than 14 fraternities and over 8 sororities. These include Chi Phi, Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Theta Chi.

The University sports team is called Pirates. The Pirate is the official mascot of the University.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, engineering technician, nursing and emergency medicine, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 27,677 in 2009-2010 (24,582 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students, graduate students are 26%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 1%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

East Carolina University provides on-campus housing for 5,008 of its 24,582 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Conference USA for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 198 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 125 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

East Carolina University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (14 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (663 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Business/Management
• Business Administration and Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (60 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Information Technology

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (40 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (14 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (43 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,018 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Technical Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (19 awarded)

• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (333 awarded)

• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (316 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family and Community Services
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (76 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (75 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (502 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Applied Economics
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (16 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (264 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (193 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (104 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (97 awarded)

• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (26 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (389 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (347 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (49 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (283 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biophysics
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (113 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (231 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling