How ECU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 80.27%, and this year's acceptance rate is 90.00% at East Carolina University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 79.25% and women students' rate is 80.93%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into East Carolina University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at East Carolina University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	62.17%	62.20%	62.15%
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%
2023-24	90.00% -2.34%	89.00% -2.36%	91.00% -2.36%
Average	80.27%	79.25%	80.93%

East Carolina University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.81% where the current academic year yield is 20.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at East Carolina University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	41.57%	41.81%	41.42%
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%
2023-24	20.00% 0.81%	22.00% -0.10%	18.00% -0.10%
Average	29.81%	31.82%	28.52%

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 18,382, the average number of admitted is 14,966, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,166. The number of ECU applicants increased by 4.24% (906 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 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	15,535	9,658	4,015
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
2023-24	22,289 906	20,060 224	4,012 224
Average	18,382	14,966	4,166

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