NewCentury@Elon

Peer institutions
The National Survey of Student Engagement rates Elon in the top 10 percent of colleges and universities for active, collaborative and challenging academics along with enriching opportunities and a supportive campus environment.

U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon 5th among 130 Southern universities and ranks Elon a top school in the nation for first-year experiences, study abroad, internships, undergraduate research, learning communities, service learning and senior capstone experiences.

U.S. News & World Report 2006
America's Best Colleges
Southern Universities

1. Rollins College (Fla.)
2. James Madison University (Va.)
3. Samford University (Ala.)
4. Stetson University (Fla.)
5. Elon University (N.C.)
6. Loyola University of New Orleans (La.)
7. The Citadel (S.C.)
8. University of Mary Washington (Va.)
9. Mercer University (Ga.)
10. (tie) Centenary College of Louisiana
College of Charleston (S.C)

Elon belongs to The Associated New American Colleges, a national consortium of outstanding small to midsized comprehensive colleges and universities dedicated to the integration of liberal arts and professional studies:

Belmont University

Hampton University

Susquehanna University

Butler University

Ithaca College

The Sage Colleges

Capital University

Mercer University

University of Evansville

Drake University

North Central College

University of Redlands

Drury University

Quinnipiac University

Valparaiso University

Elon University

Pacific Lutheran University

Wagner College

Hamline University

Simmons College

Elon shares applications for admission most frequently with these schools:

James Madison University

North Carolina State University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Delaware

College of Charleston

Clemson University

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest University

East Carolina University

Furman University

Miami University of Ohio

Rollins College

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

National recognition
Elon ranks among the best U.S. colleges and universities in numerous rankings and groupings.

Elon is named one of the 25 "hottest colleges" in the nation in the 2006 edition of the Newsweek/Kaplan college guide.

The National Survey of Student Engagement rates Elon in the top 10 percent of the nearly 500 participating schools on each of five benchmarks of excellence.

Elon sends more undergraduate students to study abroad than any master's-level school in the nation.

The Princeton Review has named Elon to its 2005 "The Best 357 Colleges" list, which honors the top schools among the nation's 3,500 colleges and universities.

Kaplan, Inc., names Elon one of "331 Most Interesting Colleges" and one of 30 "hidden treasure" universities in the nation.

The 2006 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, one of the nation's top-selling college guides, lists Elon among 28 of the nation's "best buy" private colleges and universities. The guide also says that Elon is a "rapidly rising star among liberal arts colleges in the Southeast and an emerging name nationwide."

A report by The Education Trust ranks Elon University graduation rates among the best in the nation. Elon's six-year graduation rate for all students of 71 percent ranks in the top 8 percent of U.S. master's-level schools; for African-American students, Elon's six-year graduation rate of 72 percent ranks #7 in the country.

The Policy Center on the First Year of College has named Elon one of 13 Institutions of Excellence in the First College Year.