Elon University Overview

Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Elon, North Carolina. Elon is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Elon University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Elon is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period81% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Elon with a bachelor's degree make about $74,545 a year. That's 83% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Elon to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Elon University?

Contact details for Elon are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Campus Drive, Elon, NC 27244-2010
Phone:	336-278-2000
Website:	www.elon.edu

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How Do I Get Into Elon?

You can apply to Elon online at: www.elon.edu/e-web/admissions/apply.xhtml

Admission Requirements for Elon

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Elon?

The acceptance rate at Elon University is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to Elon submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 680. Math scores were between 580 and 680.

Elon received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Elon University?

The overall average net price of Elon is $46,006. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Elon, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $9,977 a year. That adds up to $39,908 over four years for those students.

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Elon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,291 undergraduate students at Elon, with 6,073 being full-time and 218 being part-time.

There are also 826 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,073 full-time undergraduates at Elon, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Elon University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	129
Black or African American	353
Hispanic or Latino	392
White	4,869
International Students	115
Other Races/Ethnicities	215

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Elon University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Elon. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, China, and Canada.

Elon University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Public Relations & Advertising	167	0	0	167
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	138	10	0	148
Marketing	144	0	0	144
Finance & Financial Management	134	0	0	134
Law	0	0	128	128
General Psychology	127	0	0	127
Health & Physical Education	86	0	0	86
Political Science & Government	76	0	0	76
Business Administration & Management	47	24	0	71
Communication & Media Studies	48	0	0	48
Accounting	32	14	0	46
Teacher Education Grade Specific	45	0	0	45
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	28	16	0	44
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	44	44
General Biology	43	0	0	43
Drama & Theater Arts	40	0	0	40
International Business	38	0	0	38
Journalism	38	0	0	38
Economics	37	0	0	37
Allied Health Professions	0	36	0	36
Computer Science	35	0	0	35
Public Health	33	0	0	33
Special Education	11	18	0	29
Entrepreneurial Studies	28	0	0	28
Natural Resources Conservation	27	0	0	27
International Studies	23	0	0	23
Sociology	23	0	0	23
Human Services	23	0	0	23
Arts & Media Management	20	0	0	20
Statistics	19	0	0	19
General English Literature	18	0	0	18
Nursing	14	0	0	14
General Engineering	13	0	0	13
Romance Languages	13	0	0	13
History	13	0	0	13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12	0	0	12
Music	12	0	0	12
Educational Administration	0	11	0	11
Fine & Studio Arts	11	0	0	11
Applied Mathematics	10	0	0	10
Anthropology	10	0	0	10
Human Resource Management	9	0	0	9
Audiovisual Communications	9	0	0	9
Dance	7	0	0	7
Writing Studies	6	0	0	6
Mathematics	6	0	0	6
Outdoor Education	6	0	0	6
Philosophy	6	0	0	6
Religious Studies	6	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	2	0	0	2
Physics	2	0	0	2
Engineering Physics	1	0	0	1
Environmental Engineering	1	0	0	1
Data Analytics	1	0	0	1
Information Science	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Chemical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Engineering Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Recreation Administration	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,701	129	172	2,002

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.

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• National Center for Education Statistics
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