Pirate Pride
More than 4,600 Pirates joined the ranks as Pirate alumni during East Carolina University’s Spring 2025 commencement ceremony at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
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
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Twenty students will step onto East Carolina University’s campus this fall as the next cohort of Brinkley-Lane Scholars.
Friends and family celebrated their graduates’ achievements at spring commencement on May 9.
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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