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Elon University

Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina. Founded in 1889 as Elon College, Elon is organized into six schools, most of which offer bachelor's degrees and several of which offer master's degrees or professional doctorate degrees.

Former name

Elon College (1889–2001)

Numen Lumen (Latin)

"Intellectual and spiritual light"

1889 (1889)[1]

Nonsectarian, historic ties with the United Church of Christ

$308 million (2022)[2]

Rebecca Kohn

447[1]

7,117[1]

Midsize suburb, 656 acres (265.5 ha)[1]

The Pendulum

Maroon and gold[3]
   

Phoenix

Located in North Carolina's Piedmont region, Elon is situated on a 656-acre (265 ha) suburban campus between the cities of Greensboro and Raleigh. Less than twenty percent of Elon's undergraduates are native to the state of North Carolina. Elon's intercollegiate athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Admissions[edit]

For the class of 2024, the university received approximately 15,306 applications from early decision, early action, regular decision, and transfer applicants. From the application pool, around 1,587 students enrolled with an acceptance rate of 69%.[21] The average student coming to Elon in the class of 2024 had a grade point average of 4.04, an average SAT score of 1233, and an ACT average of 27.[21]

Student body[edit]

Elon has a student body of 6,291 undergraduate students and 826 graduate students. Approximately 60% of students are female. Elon students come from 46 states and 49 countries; the leading suppliers of undergraduates are North Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and Maryland.[1]

– Former President of East Carolina University (1947–1959)

John Decatur Messick

– scholar of religion at Duke University

H. Shelton Smith

- President of Young Harris College (from 2017); former President of Brevard College (2002-2011)

Drew Van Horn

Official website

Elon Athletics website