about elon university

Engaged minds. Inspired leaders. Global citizens.Engaged minds. Inspired leaders. Global citizens.

Located in North Carolina’s Piedmont regionMain campus: Town of Elon, North CarolinaSchool of Law campus: Greensboro, North Carolina (16 miles)

• Founded in 1889• A top-ranked liberal arts university• Independent, governed by a 40-member

board of trustees• Selective master’s-level university

(Carnegie classification)

•620-acre campus•Designated a botanical garden, including the Elon University Forest

•Consistently ranked as one of most beautiful U.S. college campuses

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)• National & state associations (ACE, AAHE, CIC, NCICU and many others)

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

Graduate programs

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

2013-14 Enrollment

Undergraduate students: 5,59947 states49 nations59% female:41% male16% ethnic minorities

Graduate students: 706

Rankings and Recognitions

• #1 Southern Regional University• #1 U.S. school “focused on their undergrads”• #1 Southern University with “a strong commitment to teaching”

• Tops in U.S. in seven academic categories

U.S. News & World Report

Rankings and Recognitions

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazineTop-25 “Best Value” private universities

Ranks Elon #1 U.S. master’s university in number of students studying abroad

Named to the President’s Community Service Honor Roll for seven consecutive years

Academics

•More than 60 majors•394 full-time faculty members•Student/faculty ratio 12:1•Average class size: 21•Four-year graduation rate: 80%•First-year retention rate: 90%

The Elon Experiences

Student participation rates

•Volunteer service: 85%•Internships: 87%•Study abroad: 72%•Leadership: 47%•Undergraduate research: 25%

Athletics

•NCAA Division I•Colonial Athletic Association

•17 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports

•39 intramural and club sports

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