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