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Meet the class of 2015

Total Applications: 9079
Total Accepts: 5252
Wait List Offered: 2334
Freshman Enrollment: 1418

High School GPA, mid 50% range: 3.4-4.4
SAT, mid 50% range: 1720-1960 (Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections)

  • 33% of students ranked in the Top 10 percent of their high school class.
  • 68% of students ranked in the Top 25 percent of their high school class.

Class rank not reported: 60%

Male/Female Ratio

  • Male: 40%
  • Female: 60%

Ethnic Diversity

  • Multicultural Representation: 16%
  • African American: 7%
  • Asian: 3%
  • Hispanic: 4%
  • Multiracial: 2%
  • Native American: 4 students

Presidential Scholars

  • Presidential Scholars: 28 percent
  • Average GPA of Presidential Scholars: 4.4
  • Average SAT of Presidential Scholars: 2002

Geographic Diversity

Students in the Class of 2015 come from 42 states, the District of Columbia and 31 countries. The top ten represented states are:

  1. NC 20%
  2. MA 9%
  3. NJ 8%
  4. MD 8%
  5. VA 7%
  1. CT 7%
  2. NY 6%
  3. PA 5%
  4. FL 4%
  5. GA 3%

 

Top Ten Intended Majors

  1. Business
  2. Communications
  3. Biology
  4. Psychology
  5. Education
  1. Journalism
  2. International Studies
  3. English
  4. Political Science
  5. History

 

Fellows Programs

Fellows Programs:No. in ProgramAverage GPAAverage SAT*
Honors 41 4.83 2134
Elon College 52 4.6 2085
Business 28 4.4 2052
Communications 27 4.5 1999
Leadership 27 4.0 1852
Teaching Fellows 21 4.4 1854

International Fellows

 12 3.3 1636  

*Average SAT includes Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections