About Elon University

1. The nation’s preeminent environment
for engaged learning

2. Located in North Carolina’s Piedmont region
Main campus: Town of Elon, North Carolina
School of Law campus: Greensboro, North Carolina (16 miles)

3. •Founded in 1889
•Selective, co-educational
•Independent, governed by a 40-member
board of trustees
•Master’s-level university (Carnegie classification)

4. •620-acre campus
•Designated a botanical garden, including
the Elon University Forest
•Consistently ranked as one of most
beautiful U.S. college campuses

5. Accreditations/Affiliations
•Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools
•Phi Beta Kappa (arts & sciences)
•AACSB-International (business)
•ACEJMC (communications)
•ABA (law)
•NCATE (education)
•CAPTE (physical therapy)
•ARC-PA provisional (physician assistant)
•National & state associations (ACE,
AAHE, CIC, NCICU and many
others)

6. Organization
•Elon College, the College
of Arts and Sciences
•Martha and Spencer Love
School of Business
•School of Communications
•School of Education
•School of Law
•School of Health Sciences

7. Graduate programs
•Law (JD)
•Business (MBA)
•Physical therapy (DPT)
•Education (M.Ed.)
•Interactive media (MA)
•Physician assistant studies (PA)

8. 2012-13 Enrollment
Undergraduate students: 5,357
48 states + D.C.
48 nations
59% female:41% male
14% ethnic minorities
Graduate students: 672

9. Rankings and Recognitions
•US News & World Report
•#1 Southern University focused on undergrads
•#1 “up-and-coming” Southern university
•Leader in seven national categories of quality
•Princeton Review’s “Best 377 Colleges”
•#1 in U.S. study abroad programs
•#1 “best-run college”

10. Rankings and Recognitions
Ranks Elon #1 U.S. master’s university
in number of students studying abroad
Named to the President’s Community
Service Honor Roll for six consecutive years

11. Academics
•More than 60 majors
•385 full-time faculty members
•Student/faculty ratio 13:1
•Average class size: 21
•Four-year graduation rate: 76%
•First-year retention rate: 90%

12. The Elon Experiences
Student participation rates
•Volunteer service: 82%
•Internships: 87%
•Study abroad: 72%
•Leadership: 46%
•Undergraduate research: 21%

13. Athletics
•NCAA Division I
•Southern Conference
•16 men’s and women’s
intercollegiate sports
•39 intramural and club
sports

14. Website www.elon.edu
Facebook www.facebook.com/elonuniversity
Twitter twitter.com/elonuniversity