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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)
•600-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)
2011-12 Enrollment
Undergraduate students: 5,22548 states57 nations59% female:41% male14% ethnic minorities
Graduate students: 691
Rankings and Recognitions
• #1 U.S. school “focused on their undergrads”• Ranked #2 among master’s-level universities in the South
• Tops in U.S. in six academic categories
• One of the “Best 376 Colleges” in the U.S.• Ranked #4 in U.S. study abroad programs
Rankings and Recognitions
Newsweek/KaplanElon is the U.S. “leader in engaged learning”
Ranks Elon #1 U.S. master’s university in number of students studying abroad
Named to the President’s Community Service Honor Roll for five consecutive years
Academics
•More than 50 majors•364 full-time faculty members•Student/faculty ratio 13:1•Average class size: 21•Four-year graduation rate: 77%•First-year retention rate: 90%
The Elon Experiences
Student participation rates
•Volunteer service: 79%•Internships: 79%•Study abroad: 71%•Leadership: 45%•Undergraduate research: 18%
Athletics
•NCAA Division I•Southern Conference•16 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports
•39 intramural and club sports
Financial
• 2011-12 tuition & fees: $27,881• 2011-12 room & board: $9,090• University endowment: $123,656,000 (May 31, 2011)
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