2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at ECU is $8,032 for Oklahoma residents and $17,842 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 1.71% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at ECU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at East Central University Cost of Attendance page.
East Central University 2025 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Oklahoma ResidentsOut-of-StateOklahoma ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$7,052$16,412$5,140$11,568
2022$7,195$16,555$5,244$11,634
2023$7,405$16,555$5,397$11,787
2024$8,032$17,542$5,898$11,973
2025$8,032$17,842$6,008$12,236

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at East Central University is $210 for Oklahoma residents and $537 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 1.90% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $273 for Oklahoma residents and $619 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 2.82% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at East Central University.
East Central University 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Oklahoma ResidentsOut-of-StateOklahoma ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$235$547$286$643
2022$240$552$291$646
2023$247$559$300$655
2024$210$527$266$602
2025$210$537$273$619

Offered Online Programs

East Central University offers 57 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 8 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at East Central University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's431
Master's413
1-2 Years certificates012
Post-BS Certificate01
Total857

Online Student Population

There are 3,377 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at ECU. Of that, 1,056 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 1,411 students have joined to some online courses and 910 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at East Central University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,3772,644733
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,056634422
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,4111,229182
Not Enrolled in Online Classes910781129
Online Student Population by Student Location at East Central University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,056634422
Oklahoma Residents941571370
Other State in U.S.1136251
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown211