East Carolina University founded on March 8, 1907 as a teacher training school, is a public, doctoral/research university and is the third-largest in North Carolina.

Its academic facilities are located on 5 properties: Main Campus, Health Sciences Campus, West Research Campus, the Field Station for Coastal Studies in New Holland, North Carolina and the Millennial Research and Innovation Campus in Greenville's warehouse district.

Ranking

In 2012, East Carolina was classified by U.S. News & World Report as a National University in its second-tier rankings. In 2010, Forbes ranked the school 36th in its America's Best College Buys story.

In the 2012 edition of U.S. News & World Report, The Brody School of Medicine is ranked 10th in the country for primary care physician preparation, 13th in the rural medicine specialty and 14th in family medicine. In 2010, Brody was ranked seventh on the social mission scale.

The College of Business is named one of the best business schools according to The Princeton Review for the fifth year in a row. The College of Business is also named by GetEducated.com as the third best buy for affordability and quality in the Online Masters of Business Administration (AACSB-accredited) category.

In 2009, it was awarded the Patriot Award for recognizing employers who go above and beyond what the law requires in supporting their employees who serve in the National Guard or reserves.

In 2010, it was awarded the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. It is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their outstanding support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

Presidents of East Carolina University

Name Term begin Term end
Robert Herring Wright 1909 1934
Leon Renfroe Meadows 1934 1944
Howard Justus McGinnis 1944 1946
Dennis Hargrove Cooke 1946 1947
John Decatur Messick 1947 1959
Leo Warren Jenkins 1960 1972

Chancellors of East Carolina University

Name Term begin Term end
Leo Warren Jenkins 1972 1978
Thomas Bowman Brewer 1978 1981
John McDade Howell 1982 1988
Richard R. Eakin 1988 2001
William Muse 2001 2003
William E. Shelton 2003 2004
Steven Ballard 2004 2016
Cecil Pope Staton, Jr. 2016 present