Elon College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 83% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 50% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 46% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 13% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.83 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• communications
• education

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 5 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in March, April, and August.

• 5% continue immediately.
• 25% continue within 2 years.

• Law School: 2%
• Medical School: 1%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 6%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 14%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 14%

• Elon College, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Wake Forest U.

• AT&T, First Wachovia Bank, Labcorp, Purdue Farms, Burlington Industries, Arthur Andersen, IBM, Atcom Telecommunications, Ernst and Young.

• Dr. John R. Kernodle, former chairperson, American Medical Association; Doug Moe, former coach, San Antonio Spurs; Eugene Gordon, federal judge, U.S. District Court; Martin Ritt, film producer and director; Marjorie Hunter, former Washington correspondent, New York Times; C. Kenneth Utt, Oscar-winning film producer, Silence of the Lambs; Donna Oliver, national "Teacher of the Year," 1987; Deborah Yow, first female athletic director in the NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference.