ECU vs BAC Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

ECU is a public and BAC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
ECU has more expensive tuition & fees ($23,638) than BAC ($19,500).
It is harder to admit to ECU than BAC.
ECU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than BAC (1,075).
ECU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than BAC (21).
ECU has more students with 27,151 students while BAC has 1,501 students.
BAC has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while ECU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ECU has more full-time faculties with 1,357 faculties while BAC has 77 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - East Carolina University and Belmont Abbey College.

ECU	vs.	BAC
Greenville, North Carolina	Location	Belmont, North Carolina
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$7,361 Out-Of-State$23,638	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,500
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$8,597	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,753

90.00 %	Acceptance Rates	90.01 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.99 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,075
23	ACT Score	21
65 %	Graduation Rate	46 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
80 %	Retention Rate	66 %
27,151	Student Population	1,501
1,357	Number of Faculties	77
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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