SAU vs ECU 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.

SAU is a private (not-for-profit) and ECU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SAU has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,800) than ECU ($23,638).
ECU has more students with 27,151 students while SAU has 809 students.
SAU has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while ECU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ECU has more full-time faculties with 1,357 faculties while SAU has 50 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - St. Andrews University and East Carolina University.

SAU	vs.	ECU
Laurinburg, North Carolina	Location	Greenville, North Carolina
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$30,800	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,361 Out-Of-State$23,638
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$16,240	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,597

-	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,130
-	ACT Score	23
27 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
59 %	Retention Rate	80 %
809	Student Population	27,151
50	Number of Faculties	1,357
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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