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Elon University
Elon, NC · Private (nonprofit) · 6,452 students · mostly bachelor degrees
146th-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$41,555
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$62,266
Graduation rate
84%
Admission rate
66%
Median graduate earnings
$74,545
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,500
Average SAT
1208
Pell grant recipients
10%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
79 programsMedical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree36 grads/yr$123,121Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$112,303Computer Programming/Programmer, General · Bachelor's Degree$111,448Accounting · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$105,707Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$105,377Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree134 grads/yr$103,426Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree144 grads/yr$95,163International Business/Trade/Commerce · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$91,132Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$89,685Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree$88,983Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · First Professional Degree44 grads/yr$82,774Law · First Professional Degree128 grads/yr$82,321Environmental Health · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$81,153Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$80,850Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$73,750French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$71,121Broadcast Journalism · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$69,964Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree127 grads/yr$69,856English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$68,927National Security Policy Studies · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$68,262Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree86 grads/yr$68,178Community Organization and Advocacy · Bachelor's Degree$64,011Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$63,041Radio and Television · Bachelor's Degree138 grads/yr$60,832Radio and Television · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$59,583
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.