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East Carolina University
East Fifth Street
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Official telephone: (252) 328-6131
Fax number: (252) 328-4155

Website: www.ecu.edu
East Carolina University
Screen last updated on: September 2006

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Year established: 1907
Type of school: university, public
Programs: 4-year undergraduate, graduate school
Religious affiliation: no
Campus enrollment: 23,164 students
Coeducational information: coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution
Location description: in or near a small/medium city (pop. 75,000-300,000)
Application fee: $50

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Street address: East Carolina University
East Fifth Street
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Mailing address: East Carolina University
East Fifth Street
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Main telephone numbers: 252 328-6131
252 328-4155 (fax)

East Carolina University

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Main homepage: www.ecu.edu
Campus map: www.ecu.edu/maps

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SAT number: 5180
ACT number: 3094
FAFSA number: 002923
FICE number: 2923

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East Carolina University is North Carolina's third largest institution of higher learning. It was founded in 1907 as a state-supported teacher training school and began offering liberal arts degrees in 1941. ECU became a state university in 1967 and a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system in 1972.

East Carolina University is a public doctoral university committed to meeting the educational needs of North Carolina. It offers baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional fields, including medicine. East Carolina University is dedicated to educational excellence, responsible stewardship of the public trust, and academic freedom.

East Carolina University's east campus is adjacent to downtown Greenville, the business, medical, and educational hub of eastern North Carolina. The medical campus is adjacent to Pitt County Memorial Hospital in west Greenville. Greenville is located ninety miles east of Raleigh and is accessible by four-lane highways and nearby airports. The small city of approximately 61,500 is within easy driving distance of coastal and beach resorts and the Outer Banks, as well as Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.


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