Elon University

Common Data Set 2022-23

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

§ Extraction423fields 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 This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.City/State/Zip/Country: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-seeking9176Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking1,6882,597Not reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking2,4763,6680Not reported
Full-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates2,4763,6680Not 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-seeking2604870Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking2,7364,1550Not reported
Part-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates6,337Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduates786Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
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 reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time degree-seekingNot reportedDegree-Seeking First-Time First YearDegree-Seeking Undergraduates (include first-time first-year)Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reported23138Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduatesNot reported114405Not reported
Part-time total graduatesNot reported81363Not 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 reported2368Not reported
Total part-time studentsNot reported1,6926,337Not reported
Grand total all studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
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
Nonresidents3431,0831,553
Hispanic/LatinoNot reportedNot reported0
Black or African American, non-Hispanic3431,0831,553
White, non-Hispanic2768561,226
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic94456
Asian, non-Hispanic1811
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic2869081,293
Two or more races, non-Hispanic0.830.840.83
Race and/or ethnicity unknownNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B3 · Persistence
B3 degrees awarded
Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
MeasureNumber awarded
Certificate/diplomaNot reported
Associate degrees113
Bachelor's degrees85
Postbachelor's certificates3
Master's degrees1
Post-master's certificates89
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship0.79
Doctoral degrees, professional practiceNot reported
Doctoral degrees, otherNot reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES
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
Applied10,849Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
AdmittedNot reportedNot reported697Not reported
Enrolled995Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reported13,069Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-time17,5511,692Not reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Total first-time, first-year who enrolledTOTAL
C5 · Admissions Requirements
Visual/Performing ArtsVery Important
Visual/Performing ArtsImportant
C6 · Basis for Selection
Explain:Talent/ability
Volunteer workADMISSION
Work experienceRequire
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 math255075
ACT English1,1751,2601,330
ACT Writing590640680
ACT Science580620680
ACT Reading252830
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80028
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990.2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0.6
SAT Math: 700-80031
SAT Math: 300-399SAT Math
SAT Math: 200-2990.2
SAT Math: Total0.5
SAT Composite: 1400-16000.0
SAT Composite: 1000-11991.0
SAT Composite: 600-799SAT Composite
SAT Composite: 400-5990.1
SAT Composite: Total0.6
ACT Composite: 18-231
ACT Composite: 6-11ACT Composite
ACT Composite: Below 60.3
ACT Composite: Total0.5
ACT English: 6-11ACT English
ACT English: Below 60.5
ACT English: Total0.3
ACT Math: 6-11ACT Math
ACT Math: Below 60.2
ACT Math: Total0.6
ACT Reading: 6-11ACT Reading
ACT Science: 6-11ACT Science
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class1.0
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating classPercent
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0.2
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:0.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99Percent
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.6
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.1
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.1
Percent who had GPA below 1.00.0
C14 · Admission Policies
Amount of application fee:X
Priority Date: MonthDate
Priority Date: DayDate
Yes, on a rolling basis:C16
Other:12/1, 12/20, 03/20
Must reply by (date)C17
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterX
Weeks2022-05-01 00:00:00
Amount of housing deposit:2023-05-01 00:00:00
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
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
First or only early decision plan notification date: Month2022-11-01 00:00:00
First or only early decision plan notification date: Day2022-11-01 00:00:00
Other early decision plan closing date: Month2022-12-01 00:00:00
Other early decision plan closing date: Day2022-12-01 00:00:00
Other early decision plan notification date: MonthN/A
Other early decision plan notification date: DayN/A
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan294
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Early action notification date: Month2022-11-01 00:00:00
Early action notification date: Day2022-11-01 00:00:00
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?Yes

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
Applied224242Not reported466
Admitted144160Not reported304
Enrolled5640Not reported96
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
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?X
High school transcriptX
College transcript(s)X
Standardized test scoresX
Winter Priority Date: Month2022-12-01 00:00:00
Winter Priority Date: Day2022-12-01 00:00:00
Winter Rolling AdmissionX
D15 · Transfer Credit Policies
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:60 Hours
Describe other transfer credit policies:Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits:
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Number

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
Undergraduate ResearchX
E3 · Required Course Work
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX

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 InstitutionX
Name of Cooperating InstitutionX
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
Other housing options (specify):X
Specify:Other housing options (specify):

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES
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$41,734$41,734
Required feesNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing, on-campus$6,818$6,818
Housing only, on-campus$7,068$7,068
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$6,818
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reported$7,068
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reported$1,100
TransportationNot reportedNot reported$1,150
Other expensesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Financial Aid

14 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 recipients5321,968Not reported
Average institutional non-need grant$9,460$8,036Not reported
Athletic grant recipients61276Not reported
Average athletic grant$37,155$36,340Not reported
H1 · Reporting Year
Academic YearX
H1 · Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$3,229,184
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$2,351,837
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$31,300,474
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$651,840
Total Scholarships/Grants$37,533,335
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$12,031,466
Federal Work-Study$3,355,970
Total Self-Help$15,387,436
Parent Loans$12,497,554
Athletic Awards$3,275,714
H1 · Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$500
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$17,632,762
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$297,495
Total Scholarships/Grants$17,930,757
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$7,705,235
Total Self-Help$7,705,235
Parent Loans$8,448,494
Athletic Awards$7,493,451
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 undergraduates1,6926,125175
Applied for need-based aid1,1413,016Not reported
Determined to have financial need6722,073Not reported
Awarded any aid6722,070Not reported
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid5831,843Not reported
Awarded need-based self-help aid5061,561Not reported
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid4451,361Not reported
Need fully met141415Not reported
Average percentage of need met1%1%Not reported
Average financial aid package$24,165$24,146Not reported
Average need-based scholarship or grant$18,212$18,291Not reported
Average need-based self-help award$4,428$4,952Not reported
Average need-based loan$3,387$4,302Not 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.1,410
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 program5430%$33,774
Federal loan programs5090%$19,492
Institutional loan programs10%$3,000
State loan programs20%$4,125
Private student loans1610%$51,596
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:86
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$31,746
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$2,730,226
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):2022-03-15 00:00:00
H9 · Other
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):2022-03-15 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 faculty480120600
Members of minority groups9920119
Females24357300
Males23763300
Nonresidents11011
Doctorate or other terminal degree40773480
Master's, but not terminal master's7345118
Bachelor's degree022
Unknown or other highest degree000
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs412364
I2 · Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11.3
based on ____ students5,795
and ____ faculty512.7
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 students197Not reported
10-19 students459Not reported
20-29 students380Not reported
30-39 students253Not reported
40-49 students2Not reported
50-99 studentsNot reportedNot reported
100+ studentsNot reportedNot reported
Total1,2910

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%
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 reported0.1%
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%