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Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC · Private (nonprofit) · 873 students · mostly bachelor degrees
135th-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$28,340
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$49,498
Graduation rate
42%
Admission rate
77%
Median graduate earnings
$43,415
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$17,375
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
37%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
25 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$87,523Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$60,108Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$50,085Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$45,862Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$44,161Human Services, General · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$43,273Zoology/Animal Biology · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$38,699
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.