Lees-McRae College academics
Banner Elk, North Carolina · Private · 873 undergrads
Lees-McRae College has 873 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 25 fields of study. The most degrees go to Wildlife Biology.
The short answers
873
undergraduates.
21
graduate students.
25
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
211
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
40%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
873
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
21
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
839
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
40%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25.2 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$53,939
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
74%
BlackCollege Scorecard
8.3%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
5.3%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
4%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
4%
AsianCollege Scorecard
1.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
1.5%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
211
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Wildlife Biology
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
22
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Bachelor's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers