Key Elon Facts

Founded in 1889 in Elon, North Carolina

700 ACREcampus

Motto: Numen Lumen
(intellectual and spiritual light)

Colors: maroon & gold

Elon Phoenix Athletics logo

Mascot: The Phoenix

Enrollment & Cost 2025-26

6,191undergraduate students
879graduate students
7,070total students

Elon students come from:

49states and the District of Columbia
51countries

Top states (undergrad): NC, MA, NJ, NY, VA, MD

$48,723tuition & fees
$16,940food & housing

First-year Class Profile 2025-26

18,557total applications
11,740admitted
1,333first-year enrollment
4.13GPA average
1257SAT average
28ACT average

Academics

4 - 1 - 4academic calendar
(includes January term)
80+majors
507full-time faculty
11:1student/faculty ratio
20average class size
78%graduation rate
89%first-year retention rate

Students by major:
(includes double and triple majors)

2,951arts & sciences
2,084business
1,089communications
262education
262nursing
391other/undecided

Graduate Programs

879total enrollment

Programs:

  • Accounting (MSA)
  • Business (MBA)
  • Education (M.Ed.)
  • Higher Education (MHE)
  • JDM (JD+MBA)
  • Law (JD)
  • MS Business Analytics
  • Physical Therapy (DPT)
  • Physician Assistant Studies (PA)

 

The Elon Experiences

Undergraduate participation:

81%volunteer service
83%internships
78%global engagement
55%leadership
26%mentored research

Athletics

17intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS in football)
10intramural sports
24club sports for men and women