Key Elon Facts

Founded in 1889 in Elon, North Carolina

690 ACREcampus

Motto: Numen Lumen
(intellectual and spiritual light)

Colors: maroon & gold

Elon Phoenix Athletics logo

Mascot: The Phoenix

Enrollment & Cost 2024-25

6,502undergraduate students
787graduate students
7,289total students

Elon students come from:

49states and the District of Columbia
52countries

Top states (undergrad): NC, MA, NJ, NY, VA, MD

$46,958tuition & fees
$16,284food & housing

First-year Class Profile 2024-25

18,548total applications
12,241admitted
1,607first-year enrollment
4.09GPA average
1223SAT average
27ACT average

Academics

4 - 1 - 4academic calendar
(includes January term)
70+majors
502full-time faculty
11:1student/faculty ratio
20average class size
77%graduation rate
90%first-year retention rate

Students by major:
(includes double and triple majors)

2,956arts & sciences
2,163business
1,221communications
281education
222nursing
439other/undecided

Graduate Programs

787total enrollment

Programs:

  • Accounting (MSA)
  • Business (MBA)
  • Education (M.Ed.)
  • Higher Education (MHE)
  • JDM (JD+MBA)
  • Law (JD)
  • MS Business Analytics
  • Physical Therapy (DPT)
  • Physician Assistant Studies (PA)

 

The Elon Experiences

Undergraduate participation:

79%volunteer service
82%internships
69%study abroad
55%leadership
25%undergraduate research

Athletics

17intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS in football)
10intramural sports
24club sports for men and women