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 Meet the Class of 2011

Freshmen Move In Day 2006Total Applications: 9330
Total Accepts: 3869
Wait List Offered: 1211
Freshman Enrollment: 1286

High School GPA, mid 50% range: 3.5-4.4
SAT, mid 50% range: 1150-1300 (Critical Reading and Math sections)

29% of students ranked in the Top 10% of their high school class.
66% of students ranked in the Top 25% of their high school class.
Class rank not reported: 42%

There are 14 high school valedictorians in the Class of 2011.

Freshman Move In Day 2006Male/Female Ratio

Male: 42%
Female: 58%

Ethnic Diversity

African American: 5%
Asian: 2%
Hispanic: 4%
Multiracial: 1%
Other: 1% 
Caucasian: 76%
Unknown: 11%

Geographic Diversity

Students in the Class of 2011 come from 37 states and 31 countries. There are 57 international students in the freshman class.  These are the top ten states that incoming students are from:

1. NC 23%
2. MD 9%
3. VA 9%
4. MA 8%
5. NJ 7%

6. PA 6%
7. FL 5%
8. NY 5%
9. CT 4%
10. GA 4%
Geographic Diversity
Freshmen Move In Day 2006


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


Presidential Scholars: 375
Average GPA of Presidential Scholars: 4.41
Average SAT of Presidential Scholars: 1325


Fellows Programs: No. in Program Average GPA Average SAT*
Honors 34 4.8 1411
Elon College 58 4.5 1353
Business 25 4.1 1346
Journalism and Communications 22 4.29 1342
Leadership 25 4.3 1255
N.C. Teaching Fellows 25 4.7 1253

*Average SAT includes Critical Reading and Math sections only.