East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, its more than 27,800 students make it the third-largest university and fastest-growing campus in the University of North Carolina system for six consecutive years.

While East Carolina is renowned for its programs in education, nursing, business, music, theater, and medicine, it offers over 100 Bachelor degree programs, 85 master's degrees, 21 doctoral programs and 62 certificates. The school also serves the region, the state and the nation through The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, The Small Business Institute,, Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, Center for Sustainable Tourism, Institute of Outdoor Drama, Center for Natural Hazards, Center for Applied Computational Studies, Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center and East Carolina Heart Institute.

The university's academic facilities are located on five properties encompassing 1,600 acres: Main Campus, Health Sciences Campus, West Research facility, the Field Station for Coastal Studies in New Holland, North Carolina, and the Studio Art Campus in Certaldo Alto, Italy. The nine undergraduate colleges, graduate school, and four professional schools are all located on these five properties. All of the non-health sciences majors, including those in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, are located on the main campus. The College of Nursing, College of Allied Health Sciences, The Brody School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine are located on the health science campus. There are nine social sororities ,16 social fraternities, four historically black sororities, five historically black fraternities, one Native American fraternity, and one Native American sorority. Along with Greek life, there are over 300 registered clubs on campus