Binding Admission Option

NOTE: Applicants to the Flex/Part-Time (Charlotte) program may only apply Regular Decision (RD).

The Early Decision (ED) cycle is available beginning September 1, 2025 for prospective Full Time (Greensboro) students who, after careful consideration of their future plans and a thorough investigation of a variety of law schools, have concluded that the Elon University School of Law will provide them with the legal education that best fulfills their needs and expectations. Full-time (Greensboro) applicants who are certain that Elon Law is their first choice for law school are encouraged to apply as ED candidates. 

ED candidates must submit a complete application by December 8, 2025. Only completed applications are considered. Applicants should also consider, and incorporate into their application timelines, the time it will take their CAS reports to be processed and transmitted to the School of Law.

ED candidates agree that they will not submit an early decision application to any other law school this application cycle. These candidates will be notified by January 16, 2026 with a decision. Decision options for ED candidates are admitted, denied, or deferred for further review. Applications deferred for further review are kept active with all other applications under the RD cycle. Some candidates deferred for further review at the ED stage may ultimately be offered admission through the RD cycle. If an ED applicant is denied admission or the decision is deferred for further review, the applicant may continue being considered for admission to law schools to which the applicant had previously applied and may initiate applications to additional law schools.

ED candidates agree that, if admitted to Elon Law under this option, they will withdraw pending applications to other law schools and not submit any additional applications. The admitted ED candidate will submit a non-refundable deposit of $500 to Elon University and will enroll in the Elon University School of Law the following fall semester. This deposit will be credited toward fall trimester tuition.