by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Elon really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at Elon. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual crunched the numbers to discover how diverse the average college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Elon total enrollment is approximately 7,237 students. 6,351 are undergraduates and 886 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Elon undergraduate population is made up of 58.6% women, and 41.4% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Elon Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 4,962 | 78.2% |
| Hispanic | 436 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 329 | 5.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 168 | 2.6% |
| Unknown | 159 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 144 | 2.3% |
| International | 144 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 63.9% of full-time grad students are women, and 36.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Elon Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 607 | 68.8% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic | 72 | 8.2% |
| Unknown | 66 | 7.5% |
| International | 34 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 5 | 0.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 5,569 | 77.1% |
| Hispanic | 508 | 7.0% |
| Black or African American | 404 | 5.6% |
| Unknown | 225 | 3.1% |
| International | 178 | 2.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 173 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 167 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Elon University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 72.0% |
| Black or African American | 7.6% |
| Asian | 6.8% |
| Unknown | 5.4% |
| Hispanic | 3.6% |
| International | 3.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 4,289 female students and 2,948 male students at Elon.
Elon University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 44 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 345 | 21.8% |
| Massachusetts | 206 | 13.0% |
| New York | 122 | 7.7% |
| Virginia | 117 | 7.4% |
| New Jersey | 116 | 7.3% |
Elon hosts approximately 2.5% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Elon, 78.4% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 3,072 | 42.5% |
| 18-19 | 2,603 | 36.0% |
| 22-24 | 1,016 | 14.0% |
| 25-29 | 349 | 4.8% |
| 35 and over | 88 | 1.2% |
| 30-34 | 71 | 1.0% |
| Under 18 | 36 | 0.5% |
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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