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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it hard to believe Elon is more selective than UMW.  I base this off of the handful of kids we know at both schools.[/quote]

Depends on what you mean by "more selective." Elon gets many more applications than UMW. Last year, UMW got 4500 apps for 944 spots; Elon got more than twice as many (9949) for 1474 spots. So Elon is "more selective" in that it is harder to get in. OTOH, their SAT stats aren't that much higher.

Other things I note from data below: Elon seems somewhat less interested in admitting lower-income students (low share receiving Pell Grants, and the net price they charge poor families is shockingly high) and the student body is less diverse. UMW, by comparison, enrolls a larger share of low-income students and non-white students.

From the schools' 2013-2014 Common data sets.

Total undergrads
Elon-5599
UMW-4383

Male/female (freshman class)
Elon-40/60
UMW-33/67

%white, non-Hispanic
Elon-81%
UMW-65%

%receiving Pell grant
Elon-10%
UMW-16%

% from out of state
Elon-78%
UMW-11%

% of men who join frats
Elon-23%
UMW-0%

% of women who join sororities
Elon-38%
UMW-0%

% who live off campus or commute
Elon-38%
UMW-39%

4-year graduation rate
Elon-77%
UMW--66%

Share of freshmen returning for sophomore year
Elon-90%
UMW-80%

Admission rate, male
Elon-64%
UMW-78%

Admission rate, female
Elon-49%
UMW-82%

% of admitted who enrolled
Elon-27%
UMW-26%

Middle 50% SAT-CR
Elon-540-630
UMW-510-620

Middle 50% SAT-M
Elon-540-610
UMW-500-590

total cost of attendance
Elon-$45,414 (2014-2015)
UMW-$22,900 (IS); $36,500 (OOS) (2013-2014)

% of students receiving financial aid:
Elon-35%
UMW-37%

% of need met
Elon-61.7%
UMW-48%

% of students receiving non-need-based merit aid
Elon-20%
UMW-8%

average amount of merit aid award
Elon-$6,158
UMW-$3,186

average net price for students from families earning <$30,000 (in 2011-2012)
Elon-$19,047
UMW-$10,957[/quote]

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