Elon is one of 50 colleges and universities highlighted in a March 30 Wall Street Journal article. Details...
The article, by Elizabeth Bernstein, appears on the front page of the Weekend Journal section. It examines the new landscape in higher education and features American colleges and universities “where straight-A students are scrambling to get into now.”
Elon was cited as one of the schools of choice for graduating high school seniors, thanks to investments in facilities and aggressive national recruitment efforts. Colleges included on the list were cited for their excellence by guidance counselors, higher education officials and prospective students from across the nation.
Elon and Duke University were the only two North Carolina schools listed in the article. The Journal used a number of admissions factors, including middle SAT range, acceptance rate and average GPA to rate the schools.
The complete list of schools included in the article:
- Duke University, Durham, N.C.
- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
- New York University, New York
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
- Pomona College, Claremont, Calif.
- Rice University, Houston
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
- University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
- Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
- Boston College, Boston
- Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y.
- Emory University, Atlanta
- Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y.
- George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
- Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.
- Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, Calif.
- Tulane University, New Orleans
- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Washington University, St. Louis
- American University, Washington, D.C.
- Boston University, Boston
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
- Furman University, Greenville, S.C.
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
- Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.
- Providence College, Providence, R.I.
- Reed College, Portland, Ore.
- St. Louis University, St. Louis
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
- University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
- University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
- University of San Diego, San Diego
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
- Elon College
- Goucher College, Baltimore
- Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn.
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
- Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla.
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas
- St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
- University of Denver, Denver
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
- University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
- Xavier University, Cincinnati