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Meet the class of 2013

Total Applications: 9041
Total Accepts: 4367
Wait List Offered: 2810
Freshman Enrollment: 1293

High School GPA, mid 50% range: 3.5-4.5
SAT, mid 50% range: 1740-1960 (Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections)

  • 32% of students ranked in the Top 10% of their high school class.
  • 70% of students ranked in the Top 25% of their high school class.

Class rank not reported: 52%

There are 12 high school valedictorians in the Class of 2013.

Male/Female Ratio

  • Male: 40%
  • Female: 60%

Ethnic Diversity

  • Multicultural Representation: 13%
  • African American: 5%
  • Asian: 2%
  • Hispanic: 2%
  • Multiracial: 1%
  • Native American: 1%
  • Other: 2%

Presidential Scholars:

  • Presidential Scholars: 388
  • Average GPA of Presidential Scholars: 4.5
  • Average SAT of Presidential Scholars: 2005

Geographic Diversity

Students in the Class of 2013 come from 47 states, the District of Columbia and 49 countries. These are the top ten states that incoming students are from:

  1. NC 24%
  2. NJ 9%
  3. MA 9%
  4. MD 7%
  5. VA 7%
  1. PA 6%
  2. CT 5%
  3. FL 5%
  4. NY 5%
  5. GA 3%

Top Ten Intended Majors:

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

Fellows Programs:

Fellows Programs: No. in Program Average GPA Average SAT*
Honors 44 4.9 2140
Elon College 50 4.8 2001
Business 32 4.5 1975
Communications 32 4.4 1991
Leadership 25 4.1 1899
Teaching Fellows 22 4.6 1853

*Average SAT includes Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections