The campus is adjacent to the business district of the town of Elon College and is bounded by residential areas. The college is designed and equipped to serve its living and learning community with 24 academic and administrative buildings and 45 residence halls. The current living and dining facilities serve approximately 2,270 students who live on campus. Elon has completed extensive building and improvement projects in recent years. New buildings include a science building, a premier library, a campus center, student housing and a fitness center.
Students have ready access to computers, high-tech instruments and research labs.
Moseley Center is the hub of student activity. It features office space for student organizations, cultural resource centers, mail services, the campus bookstore, a caf , a game room, a large auditorium and several lounges. A major renovation and addition created Koury Center, which features a 2,500- seat gymnasium, a smaller gym, a pool and a popular fitness center. Alamance Building houses administrative offices and classrooms. Citizens of Alamance County contributed the money to build this structure in 1925 after the old administration building was destroyed by fire in 1923.