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Elon University

Elon University
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Former names
Elon College (1889–2001)
Motto Numen Lumen
Motto in English
Intellectual and spiritual light
Type Private
Established 1889
Affiliation Nonsectarian/Independent
(Historic ties with the United Church of Christ)
Endowment $291.4 million (2015)
President Leo Michael Lambert
Provost Steven D. House
Academic staff
424
Undergraduates 6,008
Postgraduates 731
Location Elon, North Carolina, U.S.
Campus Suburban
636 acres (257.4 ha)
Colors Maroon and Gold
         
Athletics NCAA Division ICAA
Nickname Phoenix
Website www.elon.edu
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University rankings
National
Forbes 117
Liberal arts colleges
U.S. News & World Report 50
Washington Monthly 46

Coordinates: 36°06′26″N 79°30′05″W / 36.1071867°N 79.5013207°W / 36.1071867; -79.5013207

Elon University is an American private, non-sectarian, coeducational liberal arts university with a historic 636-acre campus in Elon, North Carolina. Founded by the United Church of Christ in 1889, the institution has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines. As of 2016-2017, the university had 6,008 undergraduate students and 731 graduate students.

Elon operates five schools across its main campus, as well as a satellite campus in nearby Greensboro, North Carolina; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Communications, the School of Education, the School of Health Sciences, and the School of Law, which occupies the 100,000 sq ft former public library building in Greensboro, North Carolina. The university offers a wide variety of degrees including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy.


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