How ECU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.61%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.34% at East Carolina University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 76.88% and women students' rate is 78.03%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at East Carolina University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	60.68%	62.97%	59.13%
2013-14	62.17% 1.49%	62.20% 3.02%	62.15% 3.02%
2014-15	77.28% 15.11%	77.05% 15.28%	77.44% 15.28%
2015-16	69.04% -8.25%	68.67% -8.16%	69.27% -8.16%
2016-17	70.34% 1.31%	69.78% 1.44%	70.71% 1.44%
2017-18	79.02% 8.68%	78.14% 8.87%	79.58% 8.87%
2018-19	82.20% 3.18%	81.08% 3.33%	82.91% 3.33%
2019-20	78.72% -3.48%	77.10% -3.16%	79.75% -3.16%
2020-21	87.92% 9.20%	86.03% 9.29%	89.04% 9.29%
2021-22	94.00% 6.08%	91.99% 5.96%	95.00% 5.96%
2022-23	92.34% -1.66%	90.73% -1.64%	93.36% -1.64%
Average	77.61%	76.88%	78.03%

East Carolina University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 31.80% where the current academic year yield is 19.19%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at East Carolina University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	41.92%	43.40%	40.85%
2013-14	41.57% -0.34%	41.81% 0.57%	41.42% 0.57%
2014-15	38.45% -3.13%	40.55% -4.33%	37.09% -4.33%
2015-16	36.94% -1.51%	39.53% -1.82%	35.27% -1.82%
2016-17	35.92% -1.02%	37.93% -0.67%	34.60% -0.67%
2017-18	34.80% -1.11%	37.11% -1.23%	33.38% -1.23%
2018-19	29.03% -5.78%	31.74% -6.03%	27.34% -6.03%
2019-20	28.82% -0.20%	31.53% -0.19%	27.16% -0.19%
2020-21	23.19% -5.63%	24.69% -4.82%	22.34% -4.82%
2021-22	20.00% -3.19%	22.00% -3.34%	19.00% -3.34%
2022-23	19.19% -0.82%	21.10% -0.90%	18.10% -0.90%
Average	31.80%	33.76%	30.60%

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 17,747, the average number of admitted is 13,987, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,155. 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 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	15,299	9,283	3,891
2013-14	15,535 236	9,658 124	4,015 124
2014-15	14,223 -1,312	10,992 211	4,226 211
2015-16	16,871 2,648	11,647 76	4,302 76
2016-17	17,099 228	12,028 18	4,320 18
2017-18	15,860 -1,239	12,533 42	4,362 42
2018-19	17,499 1,639	14,384 -187	4,175 -187
2019-20	19,235 1,736	15,141 189	4,364 189
2020-21	20,313 1,078	17,859 -222	4,142 -222
2021-22	21,898 1,585	20,584 -25	4,117 -25
2022-23	21,383 -515	19,744 -329	3,788 -329
Average	17,747	13,987	4,155

East Carolina University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at ECU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes