Elon University - Rankings and Reputation

Rankings and Reputation

• U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon #2 among southern regional universities. They also rank Elon as the #1 Southern University (and among the top 68 colleges and universities in the nation) "that have recently made the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus, or facilities"
• In 2003, Jay Mathews of the Washington Post named Elon the #1 under-appreciated college in the nation
• The Education Trust recognizes Elon for excellence in freshman retention and outstanding graduation rates
• The Fiske Guide to Colleges ranks Elon one of 24 "best buy" private universities
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks Elon # 1 in the "total costs category" among the nation's top 50 best value private universities
• Newsweek-Kaplan named Elon the hottest college in the nation for student engagement in its 2006 guide
• The Carnegie Foundation chose Elon as one of 76 schools meriting their new Community Engagement Classification in 2007
• Princeton Review and Campus Compact chose Elon as one of 81 "colleges with a conscience" in the United States
• The Templeton Guide chose Elon as one of the 100 universities that does best with the "character development" of its students
• The Kaplan Day Star Guide to Colleges for African-American Students named Elon one of the hundred best schools in the US for African-American students. In 2005, the Education Trust named Elon as one of only fifteen schools in the United States where there is a small or non-existent gap between the graduation rates of African-American and white students.