By the Numbers: Elon’s undergraduate Class of 2023

A look at some interesting facts about Elon's Undergraduate Class of 2023, scheduled to graduate on Friday, May 19.

On Friday, May 19, more than 1,400 students will complete their Elon undergraduate journeys at the Elon’s 133rd Commencement.

These students, who have come together over the past four years and engrained themselves into the culture at Elon, come from various different backgrounds and will go on to change the world in a variety of fields. Take a look at how the Class of 2023 breaks down.

Spring 2023 graduates 

More than 1,400

students invited to participate in the university’s 133rd Commencement

157

students graduating with top honors (Summa Cum Laude)

803

students graduating with honors

68

students graduating with multiple degrees


States/Territories/Countries represented

37

North Carolina counties represented

40

States/territories represented

274 

students from North Carolina

142 

students from New Jersey

140 

students from Massachusetts

122 

students from New York

95 

students from Maryland

35

Countries represented (including the United States of America)


School/College Breakdown

615

Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences

455

Martha & Spencer Love School of Business

344

School of Communications

55

Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education


Top Majors 

144

Strategic Communications

137

Marketing

126
Finance 

119

Psychology

66

Cinema & Television Arts


The 133rd Undergraduate Commencement for the Class of 2023 is scheduled for Friday, May 19 at 9 a.m. for the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education and Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and 2:30 p.m. for the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and School of Communications. The ceremonies will be held in the Schar Center.

A full schedule of events and further details can be found on the Commencement website. Both ceremonies will be available to livestream on personal devices.