15 Facts About Elon University

Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina.

Less than twenty percent of Elon University's undergraduates are native to the state of North Carolina.

Elon University College was founded by the Christian Connection, which later became a part of the United Church of Christ.

The charter for Elon University College was issued by the North Carolina legislature in 1889.

An institution that for many years enrolled mostly North Carolina residents, Elon University began to enroll significant numbers of students from the mid-Atlantic states in the mid-1970s, and began to improve its academic standards for admission.

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The study, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, depicted how Elon transformed itself from a regional religious college to a selective, nationally recognized university.

Elon University is no longer affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

Elon University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

In 2020 Elon was the only university with top-10 rankings in all of U S Newss "Academic Programs to Look For" categories.

Elon University students come from 46 states and 49 countries; the leading suppliers of undergraduates are North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and Maryland.

Elon University has more than 250 campus organizations and programs, including 12 national fraternities and 13 national sororities.

Jewish population at Elon University has grown especially rapidly in recent years, with twelve percent of recent classes self-identifying as Jewish.

Elon University worked closely with the Interfaith Youth Core in developing religious diversity and interreligious dialogue.

At the start of each school year, Elon University holds a New Student Convocation ceremony for first year and transfer students.

The use of the acorn and oak sapling is significant because Elon University was named after the Hebrew word for "oak" because of the grove of oak trees it was founded on.