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Elon University

Elon, NC · CDS 20242025 · Suburb: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
66.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
13.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
64.6%
Total cost — out-of-state
$54,261
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,686

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates6,452
Total all graduate787
Grand total all students7,239

Admissions

Total applicants18,105
Total admitted12,012
Total enrolled1,607
Overall admit rate66.3%
Admit rate — women67.2%
Admit rate — men64.9%
Yield rate13.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/1
# admitted under ED plan368
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/20
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT32.0%
% submitting ACT19.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile580
SAT EBRW 75th %ile670
SAT Math 25th %ile540
SAT Math 75th %ile650
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class22.0%
% in top 25% of HS class51.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$46,451
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$507
Room and board$7,303
Total cost — in-state$54,261
Total cost — out-of-state$54,261

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$22,618
Avg % of need met64.6%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$10,226
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,686

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist3,984
# admitted from waitlist101
Waitlist admit rate12.4%
Transfer applicants (total)429
Transfer admit rate56.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)66.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$41,555Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)83.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)81.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$77,800Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant9.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan24.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full20.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white75.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white72.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services29.7%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs18.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies7.8%
Psychology6.7%
Social Sciences5.4%
Health Professions And Related Programs5.1%
Visual And Performing Arts4.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences3.7%