At East Carolina University, the average acceptance rate over the past 10 years is 79.30%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 92.34%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.79%, and the 2023 yield is 19.19%.

The number of ECU applicants decreased by -2.35% (515 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.30%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.34% at East Carolina University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 78.28% and women students' rate is 79.92%.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at East Carolina University over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 62.17% 62.20% 62.15%
2014-15 77.28%
15.11%		 77.05%
14.85%		 77.44%
15.28%
2015-16 69.04%
-8.25%		 68.67%
-8.38%		 69.27%
-8.16%
2016-17 70.34%
1.31%		 69.78%
1.11%		 70.71%
1.44%
2017-18 79.02%
8.68%		 78.14%
8.36%		 79.58%
8.87%
2018-19 82.20%
3.18%		 81.08%
2.94%		 82.91%
3.33%
2019-20 78.72%
-3.48%		 77.10%
-3.98%		 79.75%
-3.16%
2020-21 87.92%
9.20%		 86.03%
8.93%		 89.04%
9.29%
2021-22 94.00%
6.08%		 91.99%
5.97%		 95.00%
5.96%
2022-23 92.34%
-1.66%		 90.73%
-1.26%		 93.36%
-1.64%
Average 79.30% 78.28% 79.92%
East Carolina University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 10 years is 30.79% where the current academic year yield is 19.19%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at East Carolina University from 2013 to 2023.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 41.57% 41.81% 41.42%
2014-15 38.45%
-3.13%		 40.55%
-1.25%		 37.09%
-4.33%
2015-16 36.94%
-1.51%		 39.53%
-1.02%		 35.27%
-1.82%
2016-17 35.92%
-1.02%		 37.93%
-1.60%		 34.60%
-0.67%
2017-18 34.80%
-1.11%		 37.11%
-0.83%		 33.38%
-1.23%
2018-19 29.03%
-5.78%		 31.74%
-5.36%		 27.34%
-6.03%
2019-20 28.82%
-0.20%		 31.53%
-0.21%		 27.16%
-0.19%
2020-21 23.19%
-5.63%		 24.69%
-6.84%		 22.34%
-4.82%
2021-22 20.00%
-3.19%		 22.00%
-2.68%		 19.00%
-3.34%
2022-23 19.19%
-0.82%		 21.10%
-0.90%		 18.10%
-0.90%
Average 30.79% 32.80% 29.57%
East Carolina University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 17,992, the average number of admitted is 14,457, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,181.

The number of ECU applicants decreased by -2.35% (515 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at East Carolina University from 2013 to 2023.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 15,535 9,658 4,015
2014-15 14,223
-8.45%		 10,992
13.81%		 4,226
5.26%
2015-16 16,871
18.62%		 11,647
5.96%		 4,302
1.80%
2016-17 17,099
1.35%		 12,028
3.27%		 4,320
0.42%
2017-18 15,860
-7.25%		 12,533
4.20%		 4,362
0.97%
2018-19 17,499
10.33%		 14,384
14.77%		 4,175
-4.29%
2019-20 19,235
9.92%		 15,141
5.26%		 4,364
4.53%
2020-21 20,313
5.60%		 17,859
17.95%		 4,142
-5.09%
2021-22 21,898
7.80%		 20,584
15.26%		 4,117
-0.60%
2022-23 21,383
-2.35%		 19,744
-4.08%		 3,788
-7.99%
Average 17,992 14,457 4,181
East Carolina University Number of Applicants Changes Chart