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Students smile and interact in a group activity during New Student Orientation near the Cupola. Many wear purple ECU apparel and orientation lanyards while talking and laughing together on campus.

Chart your course

The excitement of becoming a Pirate starts now. New Student Orientation brings future classmates together to explore campus, experience traditions and begin their college journey with confidence.

A student researcher wearing blue laboratory gloves holds a clear tank of zebrafish at eye level inside a research laboratory. The fish swim in front of the student's face while laboratory equipment fills the background.

Make your next move at ECU

Immerse yourself in a vibrant and academically rigorous community built around ten colleges and professional schools.

A group of ballet dancers performs on stage during a theatrical production, wearing colorful costumes including tutus, flowing dresses and crowns. Several dancers smile and extend their arms in coordinated poses under purple stage lighting.

Find your passion

Still deciding on a major? Explore degrees offered at ECU.

A dental medicine student wearing a face mask, gloves and protective eyewear provides care to a patient in a clinical setting. Dental instruments and equipment are visible in the foreground.

Elite Research Institution

ECU is an R1 research institution, a designation given to the top research universities in the U.S.

New Brody Brothers Endowment grant awards $250,000 to medical school researchers looking at how diseases like Alzheimer’s progress.

A large American flag flies atop a tall flagpole on East Carolina University's campus under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. Mature green trees frame the scene, while Blount House and nearby campus buildings sit in the background. Sunlight illuminates the manicured lawn, creating a peaceful summer campus setting.

As the United States nears its 250th anniversary, East magazine offers historical perspectives on the people and events that helped shape the nation’s past.