Elon Financial Awards

onemoremom12
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:56:30 +0000

Mom of FD at Elon now. Adding my two cents.

Acceptance rates and Presidential Scholarship (15%ish of incoming class get $6000) have been very hard to predict in last couple of years. The fact that testing scores were made optional and Elon joined the Common App made application numbers rise quickly. Given three different application due dates (ED, EA and regular), I can’t imagine how they estimate the “top 15% of applicants” now. I also wanted to add … yes, Elon’s tuition remains lower than many “peer” schools. It is also the case that their yearly increase in price is a lower % than others, at least in the last 5-8 years. For example, this year, Elon will raise tuition 2.15% for 21-22 school year; Wofford will be raising it 4.24%. Over time, this is significant, and since most scholarships do not increase with tuition hikes. Our daughter was given WAY more from Wofford, but over four years, the difference was insignificant. Just food for thought. Good luck to you all! We are grateful on a daily basis that Elon became “the one.”