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Division II · Conference Carolinas

Lees-McRae College · Campus

Banner Elk, NC · Rural · Private · Baccalaureate college · the Bobcats · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Rural, some distance from a city
Setting
Banner Elk, NC
818
Undergraduates
+ 21 graduate students
10:1
Student–faculty
Division II median 15:1
62%
Return for year two
Division II median 72%
50%
From out of state
+ 5% from abroad
$14k
Food & housing
on campus · median $12k

The place

  • SettingRural, some distance from a city Banner Elk, NC
  • TypePrivate · Baccalaureate college
  • CalendarSemester
  • Religious affiliationPresbyterian Church (USA)
  • Admissions81% admitted · admissions
Lees-McRae College

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

818
Undergraduates 818Graduate students 21

Where first-years come from

45%50%
In state 45%Other states 50%Abroad 5%

Division II median: 75% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

74%
White 74%Hispanic 5%Black 8%Asian 2%Two or more 1%International 4%American Indian 1%Not reported 4%
  • Women67%
  • Full-time97% of undergraduates · median 82%
  • First-year class199 entered last fall
  • Transfers in114 14% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online2% take some classes online 18% fully online
  • Registered with disability services14% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$13,730$4,420$18,150
Off campus$13,730$6,420$20,150
With family—$4,420$4,420

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division II median for on-campus food and housing is $11,540. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCNot offered
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety5.86 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division II
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors

Division II campuses

39%22%31%
City 39%Suburb 22%Town 31%Rural 8%

50% of the 300 Division II schools are public; the median has 2,932 undergraduates and a 15:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division II schools; every list Lees-McRae College is on.

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