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Meet the class of 2012

Total Applications: 9434
Total Accepts: 3990
Wait List Offered: 1133
Freshman Enrollment: 1291

High School GPA, mid 50% range: 3.5-4.4
SAT, mid 50% range: 1730-1960 (Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections)

  • 33% of students ranked in the Top 10% of their high school class.
  • 69% of students ranked in the Top 25% of their high school class.

Class rank not reported: 48%

There are 15 high school valedictorians in the Class of 2012.

Male/Female Ratio

  • Male: 40%
  • Female: 60%

Ethnic Diversity

  • Multicultural Representation: 15%
  • African American: 6%
  • Asian: 2%
  • Hispanic: 4%
  • Multiracial: 2%
  • Other: 1%
  • Caucasian: 75%

Presidential Scholars:

  • Presidential Scholars: 487
  • Average GPA of Presidential Scholars: 4.5
  • Average SAT of Presidential Scholars: 1967

Geographic Diversity

Students in the Class of 2012 come from 40 states and 37 countries. There are 65 international students in the freshman class. These are the top ten states that incoming students are from:

  1. NC 25%
  2. MD 9%
  3. VA 8%
  4. NJ 7%
  5. MA 8%
  1. PA 6%
  2. FL 4%
  3. NY 4%
  4. CT 5%
  5. OH 5%

Top Ten Intended Majors:

1. Business/Administration 6. International Studies
2. Communications 7. Journalism
3. Biology 8. Psychology
4. Education 9. Exercise Sport Science
5. Political Science 10. Engineering

Fellows Programs:

Fellows Programs: No. in Program Average GPA Average SAT*
Honors 44 4.9 2104
Elon College 50 4.8 1994
Business 24 4.4 1983
Communications 25 4.4 2008
Leadership 25 4.1 1856
Teaching Fellows 19 4.5 1825

*Average SAT includes Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections