Enrollment Trends at Elon

The student population at Elon University is 7,239 (6,452 undergraduate and 787 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 608 (9.17%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Elon is 89.13% which is increased by 549 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 59 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 67 male students for every 100 female students, down from 69 in 2015.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Elon University does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,005 where 7,239 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 7,239 students in 2025 and was lowest at 6,631 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 6,631 to 7,239 students, a net gain of 608 (9.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Elon University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,631	5,903	2,422	3,481	728	292	436
2016-17	6,739 108	6,008 105	2,463 41	3,545 64	731 3	287 -5	444 8
2017-18	6,791 52	6,045 37	2,441 -22	3,604 59	746 15	284 -3	462 18
2018-19	6,991 200	6,196 151	2,491 50	3,705 101	795 49	296 12	499 37
2019-20	7,088 97	6,277 81	2,491	3,786 81	811 16	289 -7	522 23
2020-21	7,117 29	6,291 14	2,535 44	3,756 -30	826 15	310 21	516 -6
2021-22	7,127 10	6,302 11	2,535	3,767 11	825 -1	301 -9	524 8
2022-23	7,123 -4	6,337 35	2,567 32	3,770 3	786 -39	283 -18	503 -21
2023-24	7,207 84	6,402 65	2,638 71	3,764 -6	805 19	310 27	495 -8
2024-25	7,239 32	6,452 50	2,627 -11	3,825 61	787 -18	276 -34	511 16
Average	7,005	6,221	2,521	3,700	784	293	491

Elon University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,221 where 6,452 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Elon University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,903	5,735	2,356	3,379	168	66	102
2016-17	6,008	5,854	2,398	3,456	154	65	89
2017-18	6,045	5,885	2,371	3,514	160	70	90
2018-19	6,196	6,029	2,419	3,610	167	72	95
2019-20	6,277	6,079	2,394	3,685	198	97	101
2020-21	6,291	6,073	2,418	3,655	218	117	101
2021-22	6,302	6,125	2,461	3,664	177	74	103
2022-23	6,337	6,144	2,476	3,668	193	91	102
2023-24	6,402	6,248	2,562	3,686	154	76	78
2024-25	6,452	6,273	2,540	3,733	179	87	92
Average	6,221	6,221	2,440	3,605	6,221	82	95

Elon University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 784 where 787 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Elon University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	728	615	235	380	113	57	56
2016-17	731	643	241	402	88	46	42
2017-18	746	654	244	410	92	40	52
2018-19	795	674	250	424	121	46	75
2019-20	811	705	249	456	106	40	66
2020-21	826	745	272	473	81	38	43
2021-22	825	751	263	488	74	38	36
2022-23	786	747	260	487	39	23	16
2023-24	805	765	285	480	40	25	15
2024-25	787	727	249	478	60	27	33
Average	784	784	255	448	784	38	43

Elon University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.18%. The percentage was 80.83% 10 years ago and Elon still has a high percentage of white students. 2.18% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.59% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.83% to 75.18%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.25% to 2.18%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.27% to 5.59%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.10% to 7.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4249 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3391 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Elon University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	23	149	416	338	2	5,360	144
2016-17	14	166	401	388	2	5,398	174
2017-18	13	168	421	418	1	5,364	207
2018-19	13	165	449	442	3	5,489	220
2019-20	13	164	472	458	1	5,568	217
2020-21	12	155	483	462	0	5,584	193
2021-22	11	156	475	446	1	5,606	187
2022-23	13	166	456	457	1	5,553	207
2023-24	11	168	408	499	1	5,580	171
2024-25	13	158	405	538	1	5,442	210
Average	14	162	439	445	1	5,494	193

Elon University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Elon

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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