Elon University

Common Data Set 2020-21

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$74,545
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
84%
6-year completion
Average net price
$41,555
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$20,500
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction400fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

5 TABLES
A0 · Other
We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology is unclear, or about which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.City/State/Zip/Country:
City:belton@elon.edu
A0 · Respondent Information
First Name:Rhonda Belton
Last Name:Associate Director of Institutional Research
Title:Institutional Research & Assessment
Office:2309 Campus Box
Address Line 1:Elon, NC 27244
Address Line 2:336 278.6643
ZipcodeYes
Country:No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:Mailing Address:
A1 · Address Information
Name of College/University:(336) 278.3566
Street Address Line 1:(800) 334.8448
Street Address Line 2:50 Campus Drive
Street Address Line 3:Elon, NC 27244
Stateadmissions@elon.edu
A1 · Admissions Office
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Out-of-State Area Code):If your academic year has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:Differs by program (describe):
A3 · Classification
Classify your undergraduate institution:X

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES
B1 · Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking2,4183,655117Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking1031820Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates16929138Not reported
Full-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking6,291Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking826Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seeking7,117Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported155
B1 graduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time degree-seekingNot reported106407Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reported93358Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduatesNot reported1,2895,020Not reported
Full-time total graduatesNot reported18Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seekingNot reported27181Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reported1550Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduatesNot reported1,5876,291Not reported
Part-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total graduate studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B1 overall enrollment
Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Total full-time studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total part-time students146Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Grand total all studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B1 · All
B2 · Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
NonresidentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Hispanic/LatinoNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Black or African American, non-HispanicRecipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell GrantStudents who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford LoanTotal (sum of 3 columns to the left)
White, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic2371,1141,474
Asian, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reported0
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic2371,1141,474
Two or more races, non-Hispanic1859141,202
Race and/or ethnicity unknown83143
Total2811

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES
C8G · Entrance Exams
SATX
APX
CLEPX
Institutional ExamX
State Exam (specify):X
C1 · Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied4,0916,884Not reportedNot reported
AdmittedNot reported939Not reportedNot reported
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNoNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reportedTOTAL429Not reported
Enrolled part-timeNot reported1,89048Not reported
C2 · Wait List
Is your waiting list ranked?3
If yes, do you release that information to students?2
Do you release that information to school counselors?1
C5 · Admissions Requirements
EnglishX
ScienceX
Of these, units that must be labX
Foreign languageX
Social studiesX
Computer ScienceX
Visual/Performing ArtsX
C7 · Basis for Selection
Standardized test scoresADMISSION
Application EssayRequire
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program.SAT with Essay component required
C9 · First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT WritingPercentNumberNot reported
ACT Science0.71,048Not reported
ACT Reading0.5712Not reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69925
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5991,160
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499580
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399560
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-29925
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total24
SAT Math: 600-69975
SAT Math: 500-5991,310
SAT Math: 400-499660
SAT Math: 300-399660
SAT Math: 200-29930
SAT Math: Total28
SAT Composite: 800-999SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Composite: 600-7990.1
SAT Composite: 400-5990.6
SAT Composite: Total0.3
ACT Composite: 24-291.0
ACT Composite: 12-17SAT Composite
ACT Composite: 6-110.1
ACT Composite: Below 60.5
ACT Composite: Total0.4
ACT English: 24-291.0
Percent in top half of high school graduating classACT Math
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0.2
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0.6
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:0.2
TotalPercent
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.0
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9927
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74Top half +
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49bottom half = 100%
C16 · Admission Policies
Beginning date: MonthDate
Beginning date: DayDate
Date: MonthJan. 10
Date: DayJan. 10
Other:Nov. 1
Must reply by (date)C15
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterC16
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):MonthDec. 1, Dec. 20, March 20
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): DayDec. 1, Dec. 20, March 20
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institutionYes
Number of applicants admitted under early decision planX
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:First or only early decision plan closing date

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES
D1 · Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied213368Not reportedNot reported
Admitted137229Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled2863Not reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)X
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?X
D3 · Application for Admission
FallX
SummerD4
College transcript(s)X
Essay or personal statementX
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
D13 · Transfer Credit Policies
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:65 Hours
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:Semester
NumberYes
Unit TypeNo

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
E1 · Special Study Options
Accelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
E3 · Required Course Work
Computer literacyX
English (including composition)X
HistoryX
Physical EducationX
Intensive writingX
MathematicsX

Student Life

3 TABLES
F2 · Activities Offered
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
F3 · ROTC
Name of Cooperating InstitutionNC A&T
Name of Cooperating InstitutionNC A&T
F4 · Housing
Men's residence halls (Men)X
Women's residence halls (Females)X
Apartments for married studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Fraternity/sorority housingX
Cooperative housingX
Wellness housingX
Living Learning CommunitiesX

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES
G0 · Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:elon.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:2021-03-01 00:00:00
G1 · Public Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
TuitionNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresident$37,414$37,414
Required feesNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing, on-campus$6,455$6,455
Housing only, on-campus$6,686$6,686
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
G1 · All Institutions Expenses
G5 · Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and suppliesNot reportedNot reported$6,455
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reported$6,686
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reported$1,100
Transportation$1,500$1,150$1,150
Other expensesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Financial Aid

15 TABLES
H2A · Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients4911,732Not reported
Average institutional non-need grant$6,938$7,614Not reported
Athletic grant recipients56285Not reported
Average athletic grant$34,676$34,676Not reported
H1 · Reporting Year
Academic YearX
H1 · Methodology
Institutional methodology (IM)X
H1 · Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$3,048,995
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$2,110,281
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$26,370,144
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$493,020
Total Scholarships/Grants$32,022,440
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$10,347,296
Federal Work-Study$3,492,396
Total Self-Help$13,839,692
Parent Loans$10,112,366
Athletic Awards$3,349,831
H1 · Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$5,000
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$14,887,877
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$299,077
Total Scholarships/Grants$15,191,954
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$6,076,059
Total Self-Help$6,076,059
Parent Loans$7,871,073
Athletic Awards$6,991,139
H2 · Students Awarded Aid
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates1,5836,047212
Applied for need-based aid1,0523,041Not reported
Determined to have financial need5942,067Not reported
Awarded any aid5932,060Not reported
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid5051,839Not reported
Awarded need-based self-help aid4621,609Not reported
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid3561,196Not reported
Need fully met117399Not reported
Average percentage of need met1%1%Not reported
Average financial aid package$20,721$21,710Not reported
Average need-based scholarship or grant$16,240$16,422Not reported
Average need-based self-help award$4,362$4,945Not reported
Average need-based loan$3,418$4,397Not reported
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,389
H5 · Source Type Loan
H5 student loans
Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
MeasureNumber in classPercent of classAverage per borrower
Any loan program4590%$34,323
Federal loan programs4300%$20,129
Institutional loan programs50%$3,275
State loan programs70%$14,143
Private student loans1420%$49,178
H6 · Aid to Nonresidents
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:60
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$28,523
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,711,376
H7 · Financial Aid Forms
Specify:International Student’s Certification of Finances
FAFSAH8
CSS ProfileX
Noncustodial ProfileX
Specify:Business/Farm Supplement
H9 · Financial Aid Deadlines
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2020-03-15 00:00:00
H9 · Other
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):2020-03-15 00:00:00
H10 · Financial Aid Notification
a) Students notified on or about (date): Montha) Students notified on or about (date):
a) Students notified on or about (date): Daya) Students notified on or about (date):
If yes, starting date (Month):Yes
If yes, starting date (Day):Yes
H12 · Aid Available
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct PLUS LoansX
Federal Nursing LoansX
Specify:College/university loans from institutional funds
Federal Pell GrantsH13
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
United Negro College FundX
Federal Nursing ScholarshipX
Other (specify):X
Specify:Federal Nursing Scholarship
H14 · Institutional Aid
Alumni affiliationNon-Need Based
ArtX
AthleticsX
Job skillsX
ROTCX
Music/dramaX
Religious affiliationX
Alumni affiliationNeed-Based
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:State/district residency

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES
I1 · Instructional Faculty
I1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
MeasureFull-timePart-timeTotal
Total instructional faculty447135582
Members of minority groups791897
Females22367290
Males22468292
Nonresidents14216
Doctorate or other terminal degree39164455
Master's, but not terminal master's5471125
Bachelor's degree202
Unknown or other highest degree000
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs381452
I2 · Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio13
based on ____ students6,341
and ____ faculty488.7
I3 · Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 students115Not reported
10-19 students545Not reported
20-29 students357Not reported
30-39 students291Not reported
40-49 studentsNot reportedNot reported
50-99 studentsNot reportedNot reported
100+ studentsNot reportedNot reported
Total1,3080

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
Associate
J1 · Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported0.0%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported0.2%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported0.0%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported0.3%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported0.0%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total0%0%1.0%