First-year Applications
Candidates for admission may apply via the Elon University application, The Common Application or the Coalition for College platform. Each application is available at http://elon.edu/admissions.
First-year Application Procedures
First-year applicants must submit:
- Completed and signed application
- $60 application fee
- Official high school transcript
- Official ACT or SAT test scores
- Secondary School Report
The ACT or SAT should be taken late in the junior year or early fall of the senior year. In making admissions decisions, Elon will evaluate the highest math and evidence-based reading and writing scores from all test scores submitted. It is important to ensure that we receive all test scores that are available. TOEFL or IELTS scores will be used for students for whom English is not their first language and who have less than four years of English as their primary language of instruction at the secondary level. The Duolingo Test will also be considered.
2020–2021 First-year Application Deadlines
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Application
Deadline |
Notification Date |
Deposit
Deadline |
| Early Decision (binding) |
November 1* |
Rolling November 1 - December 1 |
January 10, non-refundable |
Early Action
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November 1* |
December 20 |
May 1 |
| Regular Application Deadline |
January 10* |
March 20 |
May 1 |
| Deadline for Fellows Application |
January 15** |
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| Deadline for Odyssey Program Application |
January 15*** |
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*All deadlines are postmark dates. All materials needed to complete your application must be postmarked by the stated deadline.
**Students who are applying to the Fellows programs must submit a completed first-year application and the separate Fellows application by the January 15 deadline. Students selected for the Fellows competition will be notified of their admissions decision at the time the Fellows invitation is extended in early February.
***Students who are applying for Odyssey Program must submit a completed first-year application by the Jan. 15 deadline.