East Central University Business Programs

East Central University is a public institution situated in Ada, Oklahoma. Ada is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

East Central University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at ECU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Management Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Most Popular Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards ECU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#125	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#130	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

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:	https://www.ecok.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/ECUTigerUpdate
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ECUTigerUpdates

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	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into ECU?

Since ECU has an acceptance rate of 96%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% 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 420 and 550. Math scores were between 440 and 510.

ECU received ACT scores from 100% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ECU, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,123 a year. That adds up to $20,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ECU is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

East Central University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,939 undergraduate students at ECU, with 2,456 being full-time and 483 being part-time.

There are also 669 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,456 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	14
Black or African American	140
Hispanic or Latino	113
White	1,243
International Students	315
Other Races/Ethnicities	631

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

In 2019-2020, 3,608 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 23rd most popular in Oklahoma for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of ECU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at East Central University was 112.1%. This is the #343 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at ECU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

East Central University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	3	57	15	75
Accounting	3	18	15	36
Accounting and Finance	23	0	0	23
General Management Information Systems	18	0	0	18
Entrepreneurship	11	0	0	11
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	11	0	0	11
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	10	0	0	10
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	6	0	0	6
Meeting and Event Planning	6	0	0	6
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1	0	0	1
Financial Planning & Services	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	92	75	30	197

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.