For the academic year 2024-2025, Elon University has a total enrollment of 7,239 students, including 6,452 undergraduate and 787 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Elon's body is relatively large.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.
By gender, 2,903 male (40.10%) and 4,336 female (59.90%) students are attending Elon University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 66.95.
By class level, 6,452 (89.13%) are undergraduate students and 787 (10.87%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.72% are male and 59.28% are female, while among graduate students, 35.07% are male and 64.93% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,239 | 6,452 | 787 |
| Men | 2,903 | 2,627 | 276 |
| Women | 4,336 | 3,825 | 511 |
By race/ethnicity, 5,442 White, 405 Black, and 158 Asian students out of a total of 7,239 are attending at Elon University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Elon University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Asian | 158 | 53 | 105 |
| Black | 405 | 152 | 253 |
| Hispanic | 538 | 196 | 342 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| White | 5,442 | 2,200 | 3,242 |
| Two or more races | 210 | 86 | 124 |
| Race Unknown | 338 | 147 | 191 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Asian | 143 | 48 | 95 |
| Black | 338 | 133 | 205 |
| Hispanic | 465 | 173 | 292 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| White | 4,881 | 1,992 | 2,889 |
| Two or more races | 210 | 86 | 124 |
| Race Unknown | 285 | 131 | 154 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Asian | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Black | 67 | 19 | 48 |
| Hispanic | 73 | 23 | 50 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 561 | 208 | 353 |
| Two or more races | - | - | - |
| Race Unknown | 53 | 16 | 37 |
By age, Elon has 36 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 6,727 students under 25 years old, and 508 students over 25 years old out of 7,239 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 36 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Elon has 6,400 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 52 students aged 25 and over.
It has 327 graduate students aged under 25 and 456 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| 18-19 | 2,603 | 1,588 | 1,015 |
| 20-21 | 3,072 | 1,832 | 1,240 |
| 22-24 | 1,016 | 576 | 440 |
| 25-29 | 349 | 213 | 136 |
| 30-34 | 71 | 45 | 26 |
| 35-39 | 41 | 22 | 19 |
| 40-49 | 35 | 26 | 9 |
| 50-64 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| 18-19 | 2,603 | 1,588 | 1,015 |
| 20-21 | 3,060 | 1,821 | 1,239 |
| 22-24 | 701 | 357 | 344 |
| 25-29 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| 30-34 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 35-39 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 40-49 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 50-64 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 22-24 | 315 | 219 | 96 |
| 25-29 | 322 | 197 | 125 |
| 30-34 | 65 | 41 | 24 |
| 35-39 | 37 | 19 | 18 |
| 40-49 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| 50-64 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Among 6,452 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 72 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.12%.71 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 6,202 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 71 |
| Regular Part-time | 178 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 1 |
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