East Central University Teaching Programs

Located in Ada, Oklahoma, East Central University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Ada is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is East Central University?

Contact details for ECU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1100 E. 14Th Street, Ada, OK 74820-6999
Phone:	580-332-8000
Website:	www.ecok.edu

How Do I Get Into ECU?

You can apply to ECU online at: https://www.ecok.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for ECU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ECU?

ECU has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to ECU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 538. Math scores were between 480 and 540.

ECU received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford East Central University?

The overall average net price of ECU is $21,739. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ECU, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,100 a year. That adds up to $20,400 over four years for those students.

East Central University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,706 undergraduate students at ECU, with 2,166 being full-time and 540 being part-time.

There are also 644 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,166 full-time undergraduates at ECU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Central University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	267
Black or African American	149
Hispanic or Latino	139
White	1,089
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	508

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at East Central University. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at ECU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Bahamas, and China.

Online Learning at East Central University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at ECU. In 2022-2023, 2,625 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ECU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in Oklahoma for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

East Central University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	79	79
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	0	31	31
Elementary Education	17	0	17
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	16	16
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	7	7
Early Childhood Education	6	0	6
General Special Education	1	4	5
Secondary Education	0	5	5
TOTAL	24	142	166

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Brad Holt under License

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