Lees - McRae College Teaching Programs

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.

Where Is Lees - McRae College?

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	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

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

Lees - McRae College has an acceptance rate of 59%, 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 35% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

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.

Lees - McRae College received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Lees - McRae College?

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.

The student loan default rate at Lees - McRae College is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lees - McRae College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 872 undergraduate students at Lees - McRae College, with 841 being full-time and 31 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2020-2021, 198 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Lees - McRae College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lees - McRae College was -10.6%. This is the #1,390 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lees - McRae College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Connormg under License

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