Elite Research Institution
East Carolina University has officially been designated a Research 1 (R1) university. This achievement places ECU among the nation’s top-tier research universities.
Pirates Aboard Admitted Student Day
Join us on Saturday, March 29 for our campus-wide celebration of our newly admitted Pirates!
Life on Campus
Learn about life on campus and virtually tour residence halls, explore campus neighborhoods and learn about Living Learning Communities.
Academics at ECU
Find yourself immersed in a vibrant and intellectually diverse community built around twelve colleges and schools, including eight that offer undergraduate degree programs.
The Princeton Review: 2024 Best 389 Colleges
in producing medical grads who practice in N.C.
Graduate programs, U.S. News & World Report
For commitment to economic engagement
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Ceremony recognizes over 70 ECU scholars, researchers and innovators for advancing research excellence and regional transformation.
AI has come to ECU’s campus, and nobody’s panicking. Instead, they’re putting it to work.
ECU has broken ground on the new Center for Medical Education, a state-funded facility expanding the Brody School of Medicine.
Study shows therapy’s lasting impact on children’s hand function.
An ECU researcher is recording glacial melt in the Antarctic.
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