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 2020-21
6,291undergraduate students
826graduate students
7,117total students
Elon students come from:
46states and the District of Columbia
49nations
Top states (undergrad): NC, MA, NJ, NY, VA, MD
$37,921tuition & fees
$13,141room & board
First-year Class Profile 2020-21
15,306total applications
10,975admitted
1,587first-year enrollment
4.04GPA average
1233SAT average
27ACT average
Academics
4 - 1 - 4academic calendar
(includes January term)
(includes January term)
70+majors
447full-time faculty
13:1student/faculty ratio
21average class size
79%4-year graduation rate
90%freshman retention rate
Students by major:
(includes double and triple majors)
2,888arts & sciences
1,916business
1,410communications
266education
616other/undecided
Graduate Programs
826total 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:
88%volunteer service
87%internships
80%study abroad
58%leadership
22%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