unitid 198808 · Banner Elk, NC · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (distant)
Lees-McRae College
- enrollment 2023
- 899
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
77%
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
873
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
37%
undergrads on Pell grants
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$49,498
54th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$28,340
after aid, aided students
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,415
after entry, Title IV students
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$17,375
13th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $23,030 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k29%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k18%
- 110k+17%
- Median family income
- $42,683
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,250
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | 48 | $35,006 | $24,120 |
| Human Services, General. | 36 | — | $15,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 25 | $44,593 | $15,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 21 | $44,097 | $15,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 16 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 14 | $82,456 | $23,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 14 | $68,923 | $18,500 |
| Biology, General. | 12 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 8 | — | $27,250 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | 4 | — | — |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs. | 3 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 3 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.