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 student loan default rate at Elon is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Elon is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 78% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Elon with a bachelor's degree make about $64,238 a year. That's 57% 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.

Elon University Rankings

We have ranked Elon as #47 out of 2,018 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 out of 85 schools in North Carolina.

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.

Elon has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#42	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#104	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Elon.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Elon has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools	College Factual
#30	Best Communication & Journalism Schools	College Factual
#51	Best Psychology Schools	College Factual
#52	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central
#86	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#184	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ElonUniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/elonuniversity

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Elon?

With an acceptance rate of 72%, Elon may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

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 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 66% 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 580 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 660.

Elon received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 28. 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 32% of students took out student loans averaging $10,060 a year. That adds up to $40,240 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Elon is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Elon University

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Elon regardless of major.

Elon University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management	159	0	0	159
Public Relations & Advertising	159	0	0	159
Marketing	136	0	0	136
Law	0	0	122	122
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	86	18	0	104
Business Administration & Management	49	47	0	96
General Psychology	93	0	0	93
Political Science & Government	84	0	0	84
Accounting	59	16	0	75
Health & Physical Education	75	0	0	75
Public Health	57	0	0	57
Teacher Education Grade Specific	51	3	0	54
Drama & Theater Arts	51	0	0	51
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	45	45
International Studies	43	0	0	43
Allied Health Professions	0	38	0	38
Human Services	34	0	0	34
General Biology	32	0	0	32
Journalism	31	0	0	31
Entrepreneurial Studies	29	0	0	29
International Business	28	0	0	28
Romance Languages	26	0	0	26
Economics	25	0	0	25
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	24	0	0	24
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	14	9	0	23
Communication & Media Studies	23	0	0	23
Special Education	13	10	0	23
History	22	0	0	22
Natural Resources Conservation	22	0	0	22
Dance	22	0	0	22
Computer Science	21	0	0	21
Statistics	20	0	0	20
General English Literature	19	0	0	19
Arts & Media Management	19	0	0	19
Music	14	0	0	14
Educational Administration	0	12	0	12
Audiovisual Communications	11	0	0	11
Applied Mathematics	9	0	0	9
Mathematics	9	0	0	9
Sociology	9	0	0	9
Fine & Studio Arts	9	0	0	9
General Engineering	8	0	0	8
Philosophy	8	0	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6	0	0	6
Anthropology	6	0	0	6
Writing Studies	5	0	0	5
Religious Studies	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	0	3
Physics	3	0	0	3
Biomedical Engineering	2	0	0	2
Computer Engineering	2	0	0	2
Engineering Physics	2	0	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	0	1
Public Administration	1	0	0	1
Information Science	0	0	0	0
Engineering Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0
Other Engineering	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	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 Policy	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,637	153	167	1,957

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By MPD01605 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.