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Elon University Common Data Set 2024-25

NCTest policy: Required for some: SAT or ACT required for some applicants (C8A); C8F clarification blankCompare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

66.3%

12,012 of 18,105

Early decision rate

92.2%

Non-ED pool: 65.8%

SAT middle 50%

1130–1320

ACT middle 50%

24–30

Admissions
AppliedC118,105
AdmittedC112,012
EnrolledC11,607
YieldC113.4%
Early decisionC21368 of 399 (92.2%)
Early actionC22Offered, counts not reported
Waitlist
Offered a placeC23,984
Accepted a placeC2815
Admitted from waitlistC2101
Odds if you stay on the listC212.4%
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC932%
Submitted ACTC919%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9580–670
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9540–650
Average high school GPAC123.85
GPA of 4.0C1156.5%
GPA 3.75–3.99C119.4%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1111.7%
GPA below 3.50C1122.4%
Cost and financial aid
TuitionG1$46,451
Required feesG1$507
Food and housingG1—
Need fully met (first-years)H231.9%
Average % of need metH274%
Average need-based packageH2$35,637
Average need-based grantH2$24,635
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresNot considered
  • Application essayVery important
  • Recommendation(s)Very important
  • InterviewNot considered
  • Extracurricular activitiesImportant
  • Talent/abilityImportant
  • Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
  • First generationConsidered
  • Alumni/ae relationImportant
  • Geographical residenceConsidered
  • State residencyConsidered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workImportant
  • Work experienceImportant
  • Level of applicant's interestImportant

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB16,452
First-year retentionB22—
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB84%
Notes on this filing
  • C1: total applicants (18105) and admits (12012) taken from the printed residency table; C1 itself prints no totals. Men+women+unknown sums match.
  • C1: enrolled 1607 (642 men + 965 women); B2 total 1607 but H2 line a shows 1606 first-time full-time students.
  • C2: waitlist block has three printed counts, mapped by position: offered 3984, accepted place 815, admitted from waitlist 101. The Yes/No X for having a waitlist policy is ambiguous in the PDF layout; counts are printed so they are kept. Ranking not answered in a clear way.
  • C2/C22: early action applied and admitted counts are not printed; offered=true inferred from the printed early action closing and notification dates and the Yes/No mark is ambiguous.
  • C8A/C8F: SAT/ACT marked 'Required for some'; C8F is blank so there is no conflict.
  • C9: SAT/ACT submission percentages are printed as fractions 0.32 and 0.19 and converted to percents.
  • C12: average HS GPA 3.85 is reported; EGPA 4.09 is not used by the schema. The 85.5% submitting share is for HS GPA.
  • C11: pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the printed bands 3.25-3.49 (9.67), 3.00-3.24 (6.74), 2.50-2.99 (5.80), and 2.0-2.49 (0.18), giving 22.39 for the All enrolled students column. The 1.0-1.99 and below-1.0 bands are blank.
  • B22: retention rate is blank in the filing and is set to null.
  • B4-B11: the most recent bachelor's cohort is Fall 2018. The 6-year rate of 84.04 is the printed total column (H). The 4-year rate is not printed as a rate and is set to null (line D/C = 1356/1698 would be a computed value).
  • G1: first-year and undergraduate columns are identical. Tuition is a single private rate, so in-state and out-of-state are null. Required fees are 507.
  • G1: room and board is not printed as a combined figure. Housing only is 7303 and food only is 7682, so room_and_board is null.
  • H1: aid dollars are for 2023-24 final, as indicated by the X in that column.
  • H2: pct_need_fully_met = line h 194 / line d 608 = 31.9 (first-time full-time column). pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a percent and is null.
  • H2 line j (average financial aid package) is used as avg_need_based_package. It is the all-aid average, not need-based only, so it is an approximation.

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Elon University admissions FAQ
What is Elon University's acceptance rate?
Elon University admitted 12,012 of 18,105 first-year applicants for 2025-26, an acceptance rate of 66.3%, according to its Common Data Set.
What is Elon University's early decision acceptance rate?
Elon University admitted 368 of 399 early decision applicants (92.2%) for 2025-26.
What SAT score do you need for Elon University?
The middle 50% of Elon University's enrolled first-years scored 1130–1320 on the SAT and 24–30 on the ACT.
How many students get off Elon University's waitlist?
Elon University offered 3,984 students a waitlist spot and admitted 101 from it (12.4% of those who stayed on).
How much does Elon University cost?
Tuition is $46,451, before aid. The average need-based grant is $24,635.
What is Elon University's graduation rate?
84% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Elon University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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