by our College Data Analytics TeamLees - McRae College earned 11 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 81 in Most Focused for Zoology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Lees-McRae College holds 11 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 6 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 11 |
Lees-McRae College is best known for Biological & Biomedical Sciences: 1 of its 11 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Zoology, Human Services and Criminal Justice & Corrections.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (North Carolina) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (North Carolina) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs. | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Lees-McRae College earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #100 of 175 in Tennis (D2).
Lees-McRae College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,295 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 47%).
The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Lees-McRae College appears in 110 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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