by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Elon University was awarded 238 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communication management and strategic communications.
Elon is ranked #87 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, Elon is ranked at #4.
The acceptance rate at Elon University is 72%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Elon is a good fit for you.
About 66% of students accepted to Elon submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 660.
Learn more about Elon University admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Elon University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Elon University is 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 90% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Elon University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Elon the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 78%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Elon University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,291 undergraduates at Elon with 6,073 being full-time and 218 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27,491 | $20,762 | $29,909 | $33,928 | $44,112 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Elon, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Elon, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $10,060 a year. That adds up to $40,240 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Elon is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Elon University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Elon University.
Contact details for Elon are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Campus Drive, Elon, NC 27244-2010 |
| Phone: | 336-278-2000 |
| Website: | www.elon.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/ElonUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/elonuniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Financial Management | 159 | $58,564 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 159 | NA |
| Marketing | 136 | $50,091 |
| General Psychology | 93 | $44,439 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 86 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 84 | $39,293 |
| Health & Physical Education | 75 | NA |
| Accounting | 59 | $58,320 |
| Public Health | 57 | $27,212 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 51 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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