Elon University - Campus LifeOverview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars
Address: OverviewPercentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 57%Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 26% Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 43% Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 70% College HousingDoes the school offer students housing? YesPercentage of students living in college-owned housing: 57% Housing available for all unmarried students? No If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? Yes Available types of campus 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%) Percentage of college-owned housing units that are...Singles: 4%Doubles: 77% Triples or Suites: N/A Apartments: 18% Other: 1% Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A Percentage of college-owned housing units that have...A sprinkler system: N/AFire alarms: N/A Wired high-speed internet access: 100% Campus Size: 575 acres Transportation (distances in miles)Nearest airport(s): Raleigh-Durham, NC (40), Greensboro, NC (25)Nearest train station: Burlington, NC (5) Nearest bus station: Graham, NC (10) Does public transportation serve campus? Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes Percentage of students with cars on campus: 70% Student EmploymentIs there school employment? YesPercent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: 20% Average undergraduate wage: $2,500 Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? No Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (North Carolina A&T University)Navy ROTC: Not offered Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (North Carolina A&T University) Rules and RegulationsIs legal alcohol permitted on campus? YesOther policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited CampusMost popular 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. |