East Carolina University Student Population

How many students at ECU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, East Carolina University has a total enrollment of 26,940 students, including 21,445 undergraduate and 5,495 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,631 male students (39.5%) and 16,309 female students (60.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 16,479 White students (61.2%) and 4,575 Black students (17%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 21,445 undergraduate students (79.6%) and 5,495 graduate students (20.4%).
• Class Delivery: 8,356 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 11,786 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - ECU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,631 male (39.46%) and 16,309 female (60.54%) students are attending East Carolina University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.18.

By class level, 21,445 (79.60%) are undergraduate students and 5,495 (20.40%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.87% are male and 58.13% are female, while among graduate students, 30.08% are male and 69.92% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16,479 White, 4,575 Black, and 757 Asian students out of a total of 26,940 are attending at East Carolina University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

East Carolina University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, ECU has 413 students under 18 years old and 24 students over 65 years old. There are 19,402 students under 25 years old, and 7,538 students over 25 years old out of 26,940 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 413 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. ECU has 17,740 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,705 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,662 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,833 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At East Carolina University, 8,356 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 11,786 students are enrolled in some online courses.

7,899 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 457 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 21,445 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,767 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.24%.1,139 students have transferred in as full-time status and 628 students transferred in as part-time status.