Key Elon Facts

Founded in 1889 in Elon, North Carolina

690 ACREcampus

Motto: Numen Lumen
(intellectual and spiritual light)

Colors: maroon & gold

Elon Phoenix Athletics logo

Mascot: The Phoenix

Enrollment & Cost 2023-24

6,402undergraduate students
805graduate students
7,207total students

Elon students come from:

48states and the District of Columbia
54countries

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

$44,536tuition & fees
$16,121food & housing

First-year Class Profile 2023-24

18,788total applications
13,855admitted
1,677first-year enrollment
4.09GPA average
1277SAT average
28ACT average

Academics

4 - 1 - 4academic calendar
(includes January term)
70+majors
497full-time faculty
11:1student/faculty ratio
20average class size
78%graduation rate
90%first-year retention rate

Students by major:
(includes double and triple majors)

2,979arts & sciences
2,145business
1,292communications
297education
160nursing
420other/undecided

Graduate Programs

805total 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:

75%volunteer service
81%internships
62%study abroad*
54%leadership
23%undergraduate research

*Travel limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted participation during the 2021-22 academic year.

Athletics

17intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS in football)
18intramural sports
26club sports for men and women