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Lees-McRae College

Banner Elk, NC 28604Rural: DistantUNITID 198808

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Diverse FieldsPresbyterian Church (USA)Specialty: Biology 27%Specialty: Business 13%Specialty: Education 13%
Undergraduates
873
Graduate students
37
Admit rate
77%
Average net price
$28.3k
Graduation rate
42%
Retention rate
69%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$43.4k
Median debt
$17.4k
Student : faculty
11:1
Value score*
22th pct.
Programs offered
25
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
South · South Atlantic
Setting
Rural: Distant (rural territory more than 5 miles but up to 25 miles from an urbanized area or more than 2.5 and up to 10 miles from an urban cluster)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year, very small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.