The national media outlet highlights 15 colleges and universities that are alternatives to Ivy League schools.
Since the 1970s, Town & Country has been featuring a range of schools that are alternatives to those colleges and universities in the Ivy League, and this year, the outlet added Elon University to the list.
In compiling its list of 15 “Alt-Ivies of 2024,” Town & Country looked at metrics like “sharp increases in applications, stark declines in admit rates, and other intel gathered from their contacts in the field, to create a list of the schools that are now as elite, competitive, and desirable as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.,” according to the article
What Town & Country had to say about Elon:
“Elon is a relatively new university—it was founded in 1889. While it has long been a popular school for students in its home state of North Carolina and from the Southeast, it now counts Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York as some of the top states of origin for students, who are drawn to its tight-knit community, experiential learning opportunities, and engaging student life. And then there is the campus, which is often touted as one of the nation’s most beautiful and, thanks to its location in the picturesque Piedmont region, is close to Burlington, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh, providing easy access to entertainment, sports, museums, and the outdoors. Elon offers a wide variety of majors as well as opportunities for international study, research, publication, and competitions at academic centers such as the Center for Environmental Studies, Center for Leadership, and Center for Research on Global Engagement, among others. Elon also connects with local, regional, national, and international communities with strategic partnerships.”
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