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Located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

30 Undergraduate Degrees
1 Graduate Degrees
$29,734 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
61% Acceptance Rate

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into Lees - McRae College?

You can apply to Lees - McRae College online at: www.lmc.edu/admissions/application.htm

Admission Requirements for Lees - McRae College

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lees - McRae College?

61% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
Lees - McRae College has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Can I Afford Lees - McRae College?

$29,734 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Lees - McRae College is $29,734. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Lees - McRae College Undergraduate Student Diversity

841 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 872 undergraduate students at Lees - McRae College, with 841 being full-time and 31 being part-time.

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There are also 1 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 841 full-time undergraduates at Lees - McRae College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lees - McRae College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 54
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 622
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 74

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Lees - McRae College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at Lees - McRae College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Canada, and Bahamas.

Online Learning at Lees - McRae College

159 Took All Classes Online
171 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 171 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lees - McRae College has changed over the last few years.

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Lees - McRae College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Elementary Education 29 0 29
General Special Education 1 0 1
Biology Education 0 1 1
Drama & Dance Education 0 0 0
English & Language Arts Education 0 0 0
Social Studies Education 0 0 0
TOTAL 30 1 31

References

*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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