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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Sacred Heart has 14 pts more first-gen students than Elon (23% vs. 9%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Sacred Heart has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Elon (16% vs. 10%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Sacred Heart is a bit larger (7,087 vs. 6,150)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Elon6.2K
Sacred Heart7.1K
Pell Grant share
Elon10%
Sacred Heart16%
First-gen share
Elon9%
Sacred Heart23%
Diversity index
Elon0.44
Sacred Heart0.42

Who they are

Men
Elon41%
Sacred Heart36%
Part-time students
Elon2%
Sacred Heart5%
Students 25 and older
Elon1%
Sacred Heart4%

Race & ethnicity

Elon
Sacred Heart
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Elon21%
Sacred Heart23%
First-years from other states
Elon77%
Sacred Heart76%
First-years from abroad
Elon0%
Sacred Heart1%
New transfer students this fall
Elon72
Sacred Heart134
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Elon4%
Sacred Heart7%

Campus

Elon
Midsize suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Colonial Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Sacred Heart
Large suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:Elon University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;College Scorecard, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why