Spring 2025 Commencement
Pirate Nation is preparing to welcome graduates, families and friends to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for the Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony on May 9.
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.
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 academically rigorous 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
In the news
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Honors College students launch ECU Campus EMS to reduce response times and provide faster, student-led emergency care on campus.
Dana Shefet, fourth-year ECU student, recalls her journey from the Honors College to the Brody School of Medicine and beyond.
Campus Cribs won the eighth annual Aman Pirate Challenge and the $20,000 first-place prize.
The ECU Board of Trustees celebrated a year of accomplishments at its final meeting of the academic year.
ECU Army ROTC cadets qualified nationally and are ready for their ultimate test at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition.
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Campus Snapshot
Explore ECU through the lenses of our university’s photographers.
