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Elim Bible Institute and College Overview

Located in Lima, New York, Elim Bible Institute and College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Lima is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Elim Bible Institute and College Known For?

49 Undergraduate Awards
97% Acceptance Rate
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Elim.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 29% of the faculty were full-time.

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Elim Bible Institute and College 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 Elim.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Religious Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Most Popular Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Most Popular Theological & Ministerial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Elim Bible Institute and College?

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Contact details for Elim are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7245 College Street, Lima, NY 14485-9704
Phone: 585-582-1230
Website: www.elim.edu

How Do I Get Into Elim?

You can apply to Elim online at: https://elim.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Elim

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program neither required nor recommended
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Elim?

97% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 97%, Elim is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Elim submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 518 and 693. Math scores were between 463 and 628.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Elim Bible Institute and College  ( 518 to 693 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Elim Bible Institute and College  ( 463 to 628 )
200
800
Elim received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Elim Bible Institute and College?

43% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Elim, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $4,887 a year. That adds up to $19,548 over four years for those students.

Elim Bible Institute and College Undergraduate Student Diversity

77 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 103 undergraduate students at Elim, with 77 being full-time and 26 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 77 full-time undergraduates at Elim, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Elim Bible Institute and College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 51
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Over 18 countries are represented at Elim. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Cameroon, and China.

Online Learning at Elim Bible Institute and College

4 Took All Classes Online
9 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2019-2020, 9 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Elim Bible Institute and College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Biblical Studies 24 0 24
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 13 13
Religious Studies 0 12 12
TOTAL 24 25 49

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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