Banner Elk, North Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Rural area
Overview
Located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, Lees-McRae College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 910 students in fall 2024, including 873 undergraduates and 37 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).
Lees-McRae College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 27 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Wildlife Biology, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, and Human Services. It awarded 281 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Mission
Lees-McRae educates and inspires students to approach life and work from a creative, collaborative, and critical perspective in preparation for diverse careers and environments.
Key figures
910
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
281
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
27
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 27
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
69%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
256
Master's degrees
25
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
910
Undergraduates, fall 2024
873
Graduate students, fall 2024
37
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
966
Undergraduates, 2024-25
918
Graduate students, 2024-25
48
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
67%
Men
33%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
26%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
2%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference Carolinas
President
Herbert L. King
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience