Top 2018 Rankings For Elon University
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All 2018 Rankings For Elon University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 155 of 1383 |
| Southeast | 21 of 353 |
| North Carolina | 5 of 49 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 548 of 1325 |
| Southeast | 137 of 343 |
| North Carolina | 21 of 47 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 520 of 1325 |
| Southeast | 123 of 343 |
| North Carolina | 23 of 47 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 197 of 1325 |
| Southeast | 35 of 343 |
| North Carolina | 12 of 47 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 421 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 1145 of 2594 |
| Location | 125 of 2358 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 217 of 823 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 509 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 345 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 220 of 571 |
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 499 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 300 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 825 |
| Best Value | 286 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 260 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | 463 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 428 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 600 |
| Best Value | 233 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 235 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | 387 of 1312 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 724 |
| Best Value | 325 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 720 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 323 of 725 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 56 |
| Best Value | 20 of 56 |
| Most Popular | 34 of 203 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 203 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 81 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 382 |
| Best Value | 184 of 376 |
| Most Popular | 101 of 642 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 642 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 199 of 417 |
International Business
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| Most Popular | 43 of 366 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 366 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 402 |
| Best Value | 148 of 394 |
| Most Popular | 111 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 769 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 454 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 582 |
| Best Value | 208 of 570 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 1219 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 1215 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 243 of 715 |
Communication & Journalism (Other)
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| Most Popular | 24 of 74 |
| Most Focused |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 519 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 606 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 183 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 111 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 25 of 326 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 179 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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| Most Popular | 79 of 240 |
| Most Focused | 78 of 240 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 127 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 282 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 768 of 1603 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 268 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 297 of 599 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 175 of 360 |
Information Science
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| Most Popular | |
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Education
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 421 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 309 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 276 of 708 |
Special Education
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 185 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 136 of 435 |
| Most Focused | 185 of 435 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 242 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 272 of 1169 |
| Most Focused |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
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Engineering
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Biomedical Engineering
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Computer Engineering
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Engineering (Other)
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Engineering Physics
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| Most Popular | 20 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 79 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 239 of 612 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 406 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 668 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 435 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 218 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 325 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 520 of 1281 |
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 358 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 446 of 939 |
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 155 of 373 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 292 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 378 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 276 of 581 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 570 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 500 of 1261 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 223 of 594 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 500 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 240 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 193 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | 232 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 376 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 373 of 810 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
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Mathematics
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| Most Popular | 583 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 323 of 772 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | 46 of 126 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 126 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 441 of 1017 |
| Most Focused |
Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 38 of 131 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 125 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 161 of 745 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 271 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 93 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 134 of 689 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 452 |
| Best Value | 182 of 445 |
| Most Popular | 125 of 890 |
| Most Focused | 177 of 890 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 415 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 443 |
| Best Value | 210 of 436 |
| Most Popular | 207 of 820 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 456 |
Recreation Administration
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| Most Popular | 17 of 98 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 98 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 278 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 414 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 308 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 269 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 330 of 756 |
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Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 232 of 550 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 510 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 319 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 486 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 337 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 304 of 705 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 207 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 459 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 343 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 188 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 423 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 319 of 842 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | 122 of 862 |
| Most Focused | 240 of 862 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 457 |
Human Services
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| Most Popular | 57 of 192 |
| Most Focused |
Public Administration (Other)
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| Most Popular | 3 of 19 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 19 |
Public Policy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 205 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 285 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 384 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 203 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
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Economics
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 234 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 274 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 56 of 327 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 327 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 597 |
| Best Value | 192 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 208 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 227 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 164 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 292 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 628 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 326 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 555 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 401 of 852 |
Arts & Media Management
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| Most Popular | 44 of 143 |
| Most Focused |
Dance
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| Most Popular | 45 of 227 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 227 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 69 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 238 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 195 of 507 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 335 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 496 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 274 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 83 of 270 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 55 of 323 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 37 of 117 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 41 of 187 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 25 of 323 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 35 of 100 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 89 of 305 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 28 of 272 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 68 of 306 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 693 of 1423 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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General Biology
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 200 of 861 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 173 of 623 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 363 of 759 |
Entrepreneurial Studies
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Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 174 of 394 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 414 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 149 of 590 |
Communication & Media Studies
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Journalism
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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Education
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Special Education
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Romance Languages
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History
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History
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 459 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 180 of 451 |
Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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Economics
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Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 158 of 601 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Elon University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 259 of 1174 |
| Brazil | 149 of 419 |
| Canada | 250 of 612 |
| China | 350 of 798 |
| United Kingdom | 146 of 467 |
| Venezuela |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 278 of 1148 |
| Brazil | 170 of 408 |
| Canada | 273 of 603 |
| China | 332 of 786 |
| United Kingdom | 170 of 462 |
| Venezuela | 100 of 214 |
