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What Lees-McRae College costs

Banner Elk, North Carolina · Private · 873 undergrads

Lees-McRae College's sticker price was $53,853 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $28,253 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $23,424.

What does Lees-McRae College cost?

$28,253 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $53,853.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$23,424
$30,000–$48,000$21,588
$48,000–$75,000$23,599
$75,000–$110,000$28,496
over $110,000$36,307

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$23,424
$30,000–$48,000$21,588
$48,000–$75,000$23,599
$75,000–$110,000$28,496
Over $110,000$36,307

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 57% off Lees-McRae College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Lees-McRae College cost less than Guilford College but more than Catawba College and Belmont Abbey College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Lees-McRae College$23,599$28,253
Catawba College$11,608$15,993
Guilford College$27,128$22,813
Belmont Abbey College$18,411$25,416

The sticker price

$34,770
Tuition, 2025-26
$53,853
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
46%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$19,774
average grant for students who got aid.
66%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$16,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Lees-McRae College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $23,424 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $53,853. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lees-McRae College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lees-McRae College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $21,588 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $53,853. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lees-McRae College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lees-McRae College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $23,599 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $53,853. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lees-McRae College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
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