unitid 198516 · Elon, NC · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (midsize)
Elon University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,475
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
66%
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
6,452
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
10%
undergrads on Pell grants
5th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
84%
finish within 150% time
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$62,266
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$41,555
after aid, aided students
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$74,545
after entry, Title IV students
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$20,500
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $26,523 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $112,797
- First-generation students
- 9%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $46,958
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 167 | — | — |
| Marketing. | 144 | $86,296 | $21,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 138 | — | $22,196 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 134 | $106,904 | $19,500 |
| Law. | 128 | $75,274 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 127 | $58,985 | $23,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 86 | $63,499 | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | 76 | $70,667 | $20,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 48 | $74,002 | $23,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 47 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 45 | $48,252 | $20,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 44 | $80,151 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.