Student Population at Elon

Total Enrollment

7,239

Undergraduate

6,452

Graduate

787

Men Students

2,903

Women Students

4,336

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 7,239 students have enrolled at Elon University - 6,452 undergraduate and 787 graduate.

By gender, 2,903 male and 4,336 female students are attending Elon University. By attendance status, there are 7,000 full-time students and 239 part-time students.

The number of students at Elon University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of St Thomas and Samford University, its population is small (average population is 10,681).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Elon's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina.

Elon has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 10,681 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Elon University	7,239	6,452	787
Similarly Ranked Schools	10,681	6,724	3,957
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina	1,973	1,523	719

The below chart compares the student population between Elon University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,903 male and 4,336 female students attending Elon. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Elon.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Elon
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,452	6,273	179
Men	2,627	2,540	87
Women	3,825	3,733	92

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Elon
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	787	727	60
Men	276	249	27
Women	511	478	33

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,442 White students (75.18%) and 538 Hispanic students (7.43%) at Elon University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Elon University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Elon University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	6	4
Asian	143	48	95
Black or African American	338	133	205
Hispanic	465	173	292
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	4,881	1,992	2,889
Two or More Races	210	86	124
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	285	131	154
Total	6,452	2,627	3,825

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Elon University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	2	1
Asian	15	5	10
Black or African American	67	19	48
Hispanic	73	23	50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	561	208	353
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	53	16	37
Total	787	276	511

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,727 students whose age under twenty five and 159 students whose age is over thirty years old at Elon University.

Especially, 36 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Elon University.

Population by Student Age at Elon University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,452	2,627	3,825
Under 18	36	12	24
18-19	2,603	1,015	1,588
20-21	3,060	1,239	1,821
22-24	701	344	357
25-29	27	11	16
30-34	6	2	4
35-39	4	1	3
40-49	7	1	6
50-64	7	2	5
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	6,452	2,627	3,825

Population by Student Age at Elon University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	787	276	511
20-21	12	1	11
22-24	315	96	219
25-29	322	125	197
30-34	65	24	41
35-39	37	18	19
40-49	28	8	20
50-64	4	0	4
unknown	4	4	0
Total	787	276	511