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Lees - McRae College Data & Information Overview

1 award Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
59% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Lees - McRae College Ranked?

#1,787 Best Colleges in Nation
#68 Best Colleges in NC
Health/Medical Prep Programs Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Lees - McRae College was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health/medical prep programs.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Lees - McRae College as #1,787 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Lees - McRae College held the #1,851 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Lees - McRae College is also ranked #68 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Lees - McRae College?

59% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Lees - McRae College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 59%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Lees - McRae College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 650. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lees - McRae College  ( 530 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lees - McRae College  ( 510 to 590 )
200
800
Lees - McRae College received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for Lees - McRae College  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

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Lees - McRae College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
57% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Lees - McRae College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lees - McRae College is 57%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  57 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Lees - McRae College

67% Freshmen Retention
40% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lees - McRae College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  67 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Lees - McRae College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  40 out of 100
0
100

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Lees - McRae College Undergraduate Student Diversity

788 Full-Time Undergraduates
16.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
66.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 836 undergraduates at Lees - McRae College with 788 being full-time and 48 being part-time.

How Much Does Lees - McRae College Cost?

$23,347 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
$30,604 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lees - McRae College is $23,347. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Lees - McRae College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$18,739 $18,440 $21,655 $26,714 $28,806

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lees - McRae College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lees - McRae College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,651 a year. That adds up to $30,604 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lees - McRae College is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Lees - McRae College Graduates Make?

$39,051 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Lees - McRae College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $39,051 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Lees - McRae College

North Carolina State
788 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Lees - McRae College.

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Contact details for Lees - McRae College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 191 Main Street, Banner Elk, NC 28604
Phone: 828-898-5241
Website: www.lmc.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lmc.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeesMcRae

Lees - McRae College Majors

23 Majors With Completions
225 Undergraduate Degrees
1 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 23 majors graduated from Lees - McRae College. Of these students, 225 received undergraduate degrees and 1 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Zoology 35 $18,174
Criminal Justice & Corrections 35 $34,325
Nursing 29 $59,914
Business Administration & Management 25 $33,268
Human Services 25 $27,980
Teacher Education Grade Specific 25 $35,351
Health & Physical Education 15 $24,560
General Psychology 13 $17,244
Recreation Administration 6 NA
Communication & Media Studies 4 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Lees - McRae College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Lees - McRae College

23% Take At Least One Class Online
20% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 198 students took at least one online class at Lees - McRae College. This is a decrease from the 210 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 198 176
2019-2020 210 184
2018-2019 225 225
2017-2018 257 257
2016-2017 244 244

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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