If you are submitting a paper application and sending it by courier, please mail the package to Campus Box 2700, 100 Campus Drive, Elon, NC 27244.

Early Decision Plan
Early Action Plan
Final Deadline Plan/Fellows Deadline
How to apply

Please note: Elon's new application for freshmen enrolling fall 2009 will be online June 1, 2008.

Early Decision Plan
Application Deadline: November 1
Notification Date: December 1
Students whose first choice is Elon are encouraged to apply Early Decision. The Early Decision Agreement is a binding agreement that a student will enroll at Elon if accepted. Students accepted for Early Decision agree to withdraw applications from all other colleges and submit a non refundable US $500 deposit to Elon by January 10. You must complete and sign the Early Decision Agreement on the back of the application to be considered under the Early Decision plan. There are several advantages to being accepted under the Early Decision Plan:

• applications will be read beginning Oct. 1
• the opportunity to attend the first Spring Orientation Weekend
• priority consideration for housing and registration
• an early financial aid estimate.

Early Action Plan
Application Deadline: November 10
Notification Date: December 19
Students who would like an early answer on their application status may apply Early Action. Early Action is nonbinding, and students are permitted to apply to other schools as well as Elon.

Regular Decision Plan and Fellows Program
Application Deadline: January 10
Notification Date: March 15
This is the final application deadline for freshman admissions. Applications received after this date will be considered on a space-available basis. The Fellows application must be submitted by January 10. Students selected for the Fellows competition will be notified of their admission decision at the time the Fellows invitation is extended in early February. How to Apply:

Freshman Applicants

• Complete the admissions application. Visit our Online Application page to download an application or apply online.
• Ask the guidance counselor at your high school to send your transcript and the Guidance Counselor Evaluation form to the Elon Admissions Office.
• Arrange to have the College Entrance Examination Board or the American College Testing Program send your SAT or ACT scores directly to Elon. School codes: 5183 for the SAT and 3096 for the ACT.
• Mail the completed application, along with your required personal statement and any additional recommendations that you would like to submit to the Admissions Office with the $50 processing fee (non refundable). Additional recommendations are not required but will be considered as part of the application review process if submitted.

Transfer Applicants

• Obtain a transfer application and Dean's Evaluation form by calling the Elon Admissions Office at (800) 334-8448, or you may apply online.
• Have your high school transcript and SAT or ACT scores sent directly to Elon.
• Ask the registrar of each college you have attended to mail a transcript of your work along with a completed Dean's Evaluation form directly to the Elon Admissions Office.
• Mail the completed application and any recommendations that you would like to submit to the Admissions Office with the $50 processing fee (non refundable). Additional recommendations are not required but will be considered as part of the application review process if submitted.

International Applicants
All students, regardless of nationality, complete the freshman admissions application. Students must submit the application with a non refundable $50 application fee, translated transcripts from all secondary and post secondary schools attended and a completed certificate of financial responsibility.

Proof of a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is also required, unless English is the student's native language or the language of instruction.