Facts & Figures
Key Elon Facts
Founded in 1889 in Elon, North Carolina
656 ACREcampus
Motto: Numen Lumen
(intellectual and spiritual light)
Colors: maroon & gold
Mascot: The Phoenix
Enrollment & Cost 2021-22
6,302undergraduate students
825graduate students
7,127total students
Elon students come from:
46states and the District of Columbia
49nations
Top states (undergrad): NC, MA, NJ, NY, VA, PA
$38,725tuition & fees
$13,422room & board
First-year Class Profile 2021-22
17,834total applications
13,859admitted
1,591first-year enrollment
4.07GPA average
1250SAT average
27ACT average
Academics
4 - 1 - 4academic calendar
(includes January term)
(includes January term)
70+majors
455full-time faculty
12:1student/faculty ratio
20average class size
78%4-year graduation rate
88%freshman retention rate
Students by major:
(includes double and triple majors)
2,874arts & sciences
1,912business
1,423communications
291education
626other/undecided
Graduate Programs
825total enrollment
Programs:
- Accounting (MSA)
- Business (MBA)
- Education (M.Ed.)
- Higher Education (MHE)
- Interactive Media (MA)
- JDM (JD+MBA)
- Law (JD)
- MS Business Analytics
- Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Physician Assistant Studies (PA)
The Elon Experiences
Undergraduate participation:
84%volunteer service
81%internships
73%study abroad
58%leadership
24%undergraduate research
Athletics
17intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS in football)
18intramural sports
21club sports for men and women