Elon University
Elon, North Carolina · Private · 6,452 undergraduates · elon.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
63%
of 18,557 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1190 to 1340
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$73,370Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Elon University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
63% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$73,370
a year in 2027-28, from a $73,370 sticker price
What to do with your 1270
Send your score
About 64% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1160, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Application Requirements | Undergraduate Admissions | Elon University · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov10Other deadline · November 10, 2026
- Jan10Regular Decision · January 10, 2027The standard deadline.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
Who gets in
63%
of applicants were admitted: 11,740 of 18,557 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/20.
Early Decision
Binding. 86% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
4,214 students were offered a spot; 98 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 23% of them sent SAT scores and 17% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1190 to 1340
Reading and Writing 590 to 690
Math 580 to 660
ACT composite 25 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160012%
- 1200 to 139961%
- 1000 to 119924%
- 800 to 9993%
- 600 to 7990.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.88
- 4.059%
- 3.75 to 3.9911%
- 3.50 to 3.7410%
- 3.25 to 3.498.6%
- 3.00 to 3.246.5%
- 2.50 to 2.994.7%
- Below 2.500.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$73,370
a year
- Tuition$52,400
- Fees$1,020
- Food and housing$17,810
- Books and supplies$940
- Transportation and other$1,200
Elon University published $70,545 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$20,986
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,272
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,374
- $75,001 to $110,000$30,529
- Over $110,000$46,478
Financial aid
73%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$24,540
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
47%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $12,646 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,240Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | Art 1XXX (Art elective course) |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 1XXX (Art elective course) |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | AAA Elective Course |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARH Elective Course |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | LAB 1XXX (laboratory science elective course) |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH 1510 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH 1510 & 2510 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | LAB 1XXX (laboratory science elective course) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHN 1020 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | CHN 2010 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL Elective Course |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSC 1300 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART Elective Course |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 1100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | LIT 1XXX (Literature elective course) |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | SCI 1XXX (non-lab science elective course) |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HST 1120 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRE 1020 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | FRE 2010 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 1020 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | GER 2010 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GEO Elective Course |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITL*1020, ITL*2010 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 1020 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO*1000 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO*1000 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 1310 and 1315 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 2010 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 2020 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY*2220, PHYL*2220 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 2210 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 1000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 1020 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | SPN 2010 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | STS 1100 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 1110 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HST 1210 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HST Elective Course |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
81%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$82,524
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Elon University$82,792
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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