Elon University Campus Life
Demographic Breakdown
| % of undergrads on campus: | 57% |
| % of undergrads owning a car?: | 70% |
| % of males in fraternities: | 26% |
| % of females in sororities: | 43% |
| % of students on-campus (weekends): | 70% |
| On-campus housing availibility: | Yes |
| Housing assistance programs?: | 57% |
| Housing available for all students?: | No |
| Off-campus assistance?: | Yes |
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Housing Stats
| Types of available housing: | coed dorms (65%), women's dorms (12%), men's dorms (4%), sorority housing (2%), fraternity housing (2%), apartment for single students (14%), special housing for international students (1%) |
| % college-owned singles: | 4% |
| % college-owned doubles: | 77% |
| % college-owned triples: | N/A |
| % college-owned apartments: | 18% |
| % college-owned other: | 1% |
| Number of college-owned residences: | N/A |
| % of rooms with sprinkler systems: | N/A |
| % of rooms with fire alarms: | N/A |
| % of rooms with high-speed internet: | 100% |
Campus Geography
| Campus size: | 575 acres |
| Nearest airport location (miles): | Raleigh-Durham, NC (40), Greensboro, NC (25) |
| Nearest train station (miles): | Burlington, NC (5) |
| Nearest bus station (miles): | Graham, NC (10) |
| Public transport on campus?: | No |
| Cars allowed on campus?: | Yes |
Employment
| School employment opportunities?: | Yes |
| Average undergraduate earnings ($$): | 2,500 |
| Freshmen not encouraged to work?: | No |
% undergraduates employed: | 20% |
ROTC/Alcohol Policy
| Army ROTC presence?: | Offered at cooperating institution (North Carolina A&T University) |
| Navy ROTC presence?: | Not offered |
| Airforce ROTC presence?: | Offered at cooperating institution (North Carolina A&T University) |
| Alcohol permitted (wet campus)?: | Yes |
| Other campus rules: | class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Well-known campus events | Elon has a rich cultural events and convocation program that brings several world leaders and scholars to campus each year. Recent visitors have included former President George H. W. Bush, Nobel Prize winners Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Elie Wiesel, broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite, Pulitzer Prize winners David Halberstam and David McCullough, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Queen Noor of Jordan, and conservationist Jane Goodall. The cultural events program also features outstanding performing artists in music and theater. |