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 2018-19
6,196undergraduate students
795graduate students
6,991total students
Elon students come from:
49states and the District of Columbia
58nations
Top states (undergrad): NC, MA, NJ, NY, CT, MD
$35,319tuition & fees
$12,230room & board
First-year Class Profile 2018-19
10,729total applications
7,740admitted
1,698first-year enrollment
3.98GPA average
1243SAT average
27ACT average
Academics
4 - 1 - 4academic calendar
(includes January term)
(includes January term)
60+majors
433full-time faculty
12:1student/faculty ratio
20average class size
81%4-year graduation rate
89%freshman retention rate
Students by major:
(includes double and triple majors)
2,848arts & sciences
2,127business
1,267communications
266education
516other/undecided
Graduate Programs
795total enrollment
Programs:
- Accounting (MSA)
- Business (MBA)
- Education (M.Ed.)
- Higher Education (MHE)
- Interactive Media (MA)
- JDM (JD+MBA)
- Law (JD)
- MS Management
- Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Physician Assistant Studies (PA)
The Elon Experiences
Undergraduate participation:
89%volunteer service
87%internships
79%study abroad
45%leadership
27%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