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