Tuition, Law School Scholarships & Financial Planning

Elon Law’s program is designed to lower the cost of legal education and prepare students for early entry into the job market. The nation’s first 2½ year standard J.D. program of study, providing a 86-credit curriculum, is strategically designed to maximize student learning and career success. Detailed tuition and cost of attendance information is available here.

Financial Planning

Elon University’s Office of Financial Planning is located on main campus. Administrators regularly visit Elon Law and are available to incoming students during Orientation week. Information about tuition payments and loan refunds is available here.

Merit-based Scholarships

Scholarships are made available through endowments and gifts provided by generous alumni, faculty, administrators, staff and friends of the law school. They are awarded based on academic abilities, potential for the study of law and other considerations. Scholarships are awarded to accepted applicants after a review of their admission files.

All accepted applicants are considered for scholarships. No separate application form is necessary to be considered for a merit-based or endowed scholarship. Each scholarship may be renewed for 2½ years of law school, provided that academic performance criteria detailed in award letters are met.

Presidential Scholars

The Presidential Scholarship honors a small number of admitted students who have demonstrated extraordinary academic achievement, exceptional character, commitment to service, and leadership. This scholarship recognizes entering students who demonstrate great promise to become leading contributors to the legal community or society as a whole.

Dean’s Scholars

Dean’s Scholars are selected based on academic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability, significant community service involvement and potential for success in law school and the legal profession. The scholarship is awarded to a select number of admitted applicants.

Fellows Programs

Students selected for Elon Law’s Fellows Programs (Advocacy, Business, Leadership, Coverdell) receive additional scholarship funding during the academic year, a summer externship experience funded by a scholarship, as well as special programmatic opportunities. A separate application is required. See the Fellows program web page for more information.

Named & Endowed Scholarships

• Banks-Arendell Scholarship
• Carole W. Bruce Scholarship
• Joy B. Davis Scholarship
• Gail Drew Lane Annual Scholarship
• Sam and Vicki Hunt Scholarship
• McMichael Law and Leadership Fellow Scholarship
• Sidney J. Stern, Jr. Scholarship

Veterans Benefits

• Montgomery GI Bill
• Post-9/11 GI Bill
• Yellow Ribbon Program

For more information regarding veteran benefits, please visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website.

For more information regarding military funding options at Elon Law, please contact Kimberly Stapleton at (336) 278-7647 or kstapleton2@elon.edu.

Federal Student Aid

Many students borrow funds to finance their legal education. To be eligible for Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans, applicants must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Elon’s federal school code is 002927. Applicants should complete the FAFSA as soon as possible after January 1. The FAFSA may be obtained online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. For more information, please contact the university’s Financial Planning office at (800) 334-8448 or (336) 278-7640.