Elon University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Elon University is a private doctoral/professional university in Elon, NC (suburb setting), with 6,402 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 67% of 18,791 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1143–1305 on the SAT and 23–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $62,514 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $41,849 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, communication & journalism, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 2.44 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Elon University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,536
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Elon University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Elon University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | at cap | 4 | $1.5M | $53,376 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Coastal Athletic Association | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.8M | $46,085 | 988 | |
| Men's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $3.3M | $203,923 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 26 | 11 over | 6 | $2.7M | $101,977 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | room 1 | 1 | $272k | $17,004 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | 986 | |
| Football | Coastal Athletic Association | 109 | 4 over | 1 | $7.7M | $70,775 | 988 | |
| Men's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 9 | at cap | 2 | $842k | $93,566 | 994 | |
| Women's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $675k | $84,412 | 969 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | 1 over | 2 | $1.3M | $33,792 | 998 | |
| Men's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $1.2M | $41,322 | 982 | |
| Softball | Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $1.3M | $60,951 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $532k | $66,441 | 984 | |
| Women's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $767k | $95,867 | 992 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 152 | 107 over | 6 | $1.6M | $10,289 | 993 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | at cap | 3 | $1.4M | $77,951 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.