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What Elon University costs

Elon, North Carolina · Private · 6,452 undergrads

Elon University's sticker price was $65,240 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $35,785 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $20,986.

What does Elon University cost?

$35,785 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $65,240.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$20,986
$30,000–$48,000$21,272
$48,000–$75,000$21,374
$75,000–$110,000$30,529
over $110,000$46,478

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$20,986
$30,000–$48,000$21,272
$48,000–$75,000$21,374
$75,000–$110,000$30,529
Over $110,000$46,478

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 68% off Elon University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Elon University cost less than High Point University and Queens University of Charlotte.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Elon University$21,374$35,785
High Point University$37,480$41,019
Queens University of Charlotte$26,460$29,421
Mars Hill University$21,575$20,442

The sticker price

$48,723
Tuition, 2025-26
$65,240
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
13%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$17,867
average grant for students who got aid.
24%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Elon University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $20,986 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $65,240. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Elon University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Elon University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $21,272 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $65,240. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Elon University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Elon University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $21,374 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $65,240. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Elon University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers