Lees - McRae College Business Programs

Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Lees - McRae College is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Where Is Lees - McRae College?

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

How Do I Get Into Lees - McRae College?

You can apply to Lees - McRae College online at: www.lmc.edu/admissions/application.htm

Admission Requirements for Lees - McRae College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lees - McRae College?

Lees - McRae College has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% 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 483 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

Lees - McRae College received ACT scores from 49% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Lees - McRae College?

The overall average net price of Lees - McRae College is $29,734. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lees - McRae College, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,170 a year. That adds up to $28,680 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.

Lees - McRae College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 836 undergraduate students at Lees - McRae College, with 788 being full-time and 48 being part-time.

There are also 2 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 788 full-time undergraduates at Lees - McRae College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lees - McRae College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	576
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	81

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Lees - McRae College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at Lees - McRae College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Canada, and Bahamas.

Online Learning at Lees - McRae College

In 2019-2020, 210 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lees - McRae College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 30th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Lees - McRae College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lees - McRae College was -10.6%. This is the #1,730 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lees - McRae College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Lees - McRae College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	25	25
TOTAL	25	25

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Connormg under License

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