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?
- 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.
Where Is Elim Bible Institute and College?

Contact details for Elim are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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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?
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.
Can I Afford Elim Bible Institute and College?
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

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

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Elim has changed over the last few years.

Elim Bible Institute and College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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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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