Colleges / Elon University
College · Private nonprofit · Elon, NC · Suburb
EU

Elon University

Elon, NC

Address100 Campus Drive, Elon, NC 27244-2010
Websitewww.elon.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$42k
Undergrad size6,452
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $42k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1208.

If you get in

6,452 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $62k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $42k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$249k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$166k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$83k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$47.0k
Room & board
$15.0k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants10%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr84%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$75k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
6,452
Location
Elon, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
First-gen students9%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$113k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.

Colleges / Elon University
College · Private nonprofit · Elon, NC · Suburb
EU

Elon University

Elon, NC

Address100 Campus Drive, Elon, NC 27244-2010
Websitewww.elon.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$42k
Undergrad size6,452
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $42k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1208.

If you get in

6,452 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $62k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $42k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$249k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$166k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$83k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$47.0k
Room & board
$15.0k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants10%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr84%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$75k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
6,452
Location
Elon, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
  • International2%
First-gen students9%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$113k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.