Elon University

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Elon University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Elon University students is 83.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 87.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 78.3%.

83.3%

asian 68.3% 28 students
African American 81.2% 69 students
white 84.2% 1,031 students
unknown 87.5% 7 students
hispanic 79.1% 68 students
International Students 86.2% 25 students
Mixed Race 83.7% 41 students

Drop Out

Elon University has an overall drop-out rate of 16.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 21.7% and 13.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

16.7%

asian 31.7% 13 students
African American 18.8% 16 students
white 15.8% 193 students
hispanic 20.9% 18 students
International Students 13.8% 4 students
Mixed Race 16.3% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$58,320	$60,016	$77,567
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$46,276	$54,192	$77,220
Finance and Financial Management Services	$58,564	$62,154	$76,604
Marketing	$50,091	$50,022	$64,255
Economics	NA	$44,189	$59,817
Political Science and Government	$39,293	$36,674	$58,053
Journalism	NA	$39,369	$53,552
Communication and Media Studies	$43,416	$41,119	$51,803
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$33,993	$48,847
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	NA	$46,215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$38,953	$41,911
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$33,993	$41,649
Psychology, General	$44,439	$23,649	$40,026
Biology, General	NA	$25,194	$35,201
Community Organization and Advocacy	NA	NA	$34,943
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$21,508	$30,950
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	NA	$26,739	$27,644
Dance	NA	$30,771	NA
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	NA	$29,685	NA
Public Health	$27,212	$28,598	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$35,330	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$32,925	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$39,369	NA
Computer Programming	NA	$70,680	NA
History	NA	$26,353	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$101,556	$104,061	$105,320
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,803	$71,854	$78,720
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$41,819	$43,798	$49,374

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$68,888	$69,629	$70,208
Law	NA	$44,055	$55,617

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