Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
40,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (40%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
893
Men / Women
34% / 66%
From State
44%
From Region
23%
Athletes
54.4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
54%
Black
7%
International
6%
Hispanic
4%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2012 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2013 Men: 48.7% 48.7%
2014 Men: 31.5% 31.5%
2015 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2016 Men: 44.9% 44.9%
2017 Men: 40.7% 40.7%
2018 Men: 44.1% 44.1%
2019 Men: 34.5% 34.5%
2020 Men: 41.0% 41.0%
2021 Men: 38.1% 38.1%
2022 Men: 43.4% 43.4%
2023 Men: 39.2% 39.2%
2024 Men: 37.2% 37.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2012 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2011 Black: 9.0% 9.0%
2012 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2013 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2014 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2015 Black: 11.9% 11.9%
2016 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2017 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2018 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2019 Black: 11.1% 11.1%
2020 Black: 13.0% 13.0%
2021 Black: 13.1% 13.1%
2022 Black: 9.7% 9.7%
2023 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2024 Black: 10.9% 10.9%
2011 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2012 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2013 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2014 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2015 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2020 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2021 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2022 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2023 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2024 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2011 White: 67.0% 67.0%
2012 White: 71.9% 71.9%
2013 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2014 White: 59.4% 59.4%
2015 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2016 White: 23.8% 23.8%
2017 White: 28.0% 28.0%
2018 White: 22.0% 22.0%
2019 White: 66.8% 66.8%
2020 White: 69.4% 69.4%
2021 White: 67.2% 67.2%
2022 White: 67.7% 67.7%
2023 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2024 White: 67.4% 67.4%
2011 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2012 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2013 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2014 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2015 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2018 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2019 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2020 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2023 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 International: 4.1% 4.1%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2025 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2025 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2021 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2022 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2023 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2024 Black: 8.6% 8.6%
2025 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2020 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2021 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2023 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2024 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2025 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2020 White: 71.3% 71.3%
2021 White: 73.2% 73.2%
2022 White: 73.4% 73.4%
2023 White: 74.5% 74.5%
2024 White: 72.8% 72.8%
2025 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2020 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2023 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2024 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2025 International: 5.6% 5.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Lees-McRae College
256
27% / 73%
4%
$48,409
24
95%
Biology
12 —
25% / 75%
0%
$53,951
41
—
Nutrition Science
— +1
—
—
$48,820
25
—
Pre-Veterinary Studies
15 +1
7% / 93%
0%
$45,063
16
—
Wildlife Biology
57 —
30% / 70%
0%
$37,115
6
100%
Electrocardiograph Technology
— —
—
—
$63,584
65
—
Exercise Science
13 —
31% / 69%
0%
$47,820
23
—
Nursing
— —
—
—
$88,513
92
99%
Outdoor Education
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$47,847
23
—
Pre-Podiatry
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$61,594
61
—
Business Administration
34 —
50% / 50%
18%
$73,437
80
96%
Recreation Management
9 +3
56% / 44%
0%
$44,662
15
—
Sport Management
5 —
80% / 20%
20%
$47,668
22
—
Communication
2 +1
0% / 100%
50%
$43,364
13
—
English
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$43,652
13
—
History
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$44,304
15
—
Human Services
27 —
11% / 89%
0%
$45,260
16
100%
Psychology
11 +5
9% / 91%
9%
$46,082
18
100%
Elementary Education
26 —
8% / 92%
0%
$47,618
22
95%
Special Education
7 —
0% / 100%
14%
$47,347
21
—
Musical Theatre
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$35,364
4
—
Theatre Management
— —
—
—
$36,755
5
—
Visual and Performing Arts
1 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$35,480
5
—
Criminal Justice
25 +2
20% / 80%
0%
$48,006
23
75%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$35,331
ROI Percentile
24th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
69%
4-Year Graduation Rate
37%
6-Year Graduation Rate
42%
Transfer-Out Rate
41%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 24.1% 24.1%
2012 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3%
2013 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4%
2014 Graduated: 38.0% 38.0%
2015 Graduated: 36.2% 36.2%
2016 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1%
2017 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9%
2018 Graduated: 37.4% 37.4%
2019 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5%
2020 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5%
2021 Graduated: 40.4% 40.4%
2022 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2%
2023 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2%
2024 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 16.8% 16.8%
2012 Men: 30.1% 30.1%
2013 Men: 32.7% 32.7%
2014 Men: 35.7% 35.7%
2015 Men: 23.9% 23.9%
2016 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2017 Men: 32.3% 32.3%
2018 Men: 34.8% 34.8%
2019 Men: 42.7% 42.7%
2020 Men: 33.8% 33.8%
2021 Men: 30.4% 30.4%
2022 Men: 39.8% 39.8%
2023 Men: 39.3% 39.3%
2024 Men: 36.1% 36.1%
2011 Women: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Women: 38.7% 38.7%
2013 Women: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Women: 39.7% 39.7%
2015 Women: 46.1% 46.1%
2016 Women: 43.1% 43.1%
2017 Women: 31.5% 31.5%
2018 Women: 39.8% 39.8%
2019 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Women: 48.0% 48.0%
2021 Women: 49.1% 49.1%
2022 Women: 51.5% 51.5%
2023 Women: 47.6% 47.6%
2024 Women: 46.8% 46.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2012 Black: 18.8% 18.8%
2013 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2014 Black: 35.3% 35.3%
2015 Black: 42.1% 42.1%
2016 Black: 18.2% 18.2%
2017 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2018 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2019 Black: 36.0% 36.0%
2020 Black: 21.4% 21.4%
2021 Black: 19.2% 19.2%
2022 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2023 Black: 15.4% 15.4%
2024 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2015 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2%
2023 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2024 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7%
2011 White: 28.2% 28.2%
2012 White: 35.6% 35.6%
2013 White: 38.5% 38.5%
2014 White: 36.8% 36.8%
2015 White: 39.8% 39.8%
2016 White: 49.1% 49.1%
2017 White: 36.2% 36.2%
2018 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 White: 47.7% 47.7%
2020 White: 45.3% 45.3%
2021 White: 44.4% 44.4%
2022 White: 46.0% 46.0%
2023 White: 45.9% 45.9%
2024 White: 43.6% 43.6%
2011 International: 12.5% 12.5%
2012 International: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 International: 42.9% 42.9%
2014 International: 54.5% 54.5%
2015 International: 16.7% 16.7%
2016 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2019 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2020 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 International: 55.6% 55.6%
2023 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 International: 77.8% 77.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Agriculture & Food Science
28.1%
72
25% / 75%
0%
$38,771
7
100%
Business & Economics
18.8%
48
54% / 46%
15%
$65,357
69
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
17.2%
44
14% / 86%
5%
$45,248
16
100%
Education
12.9%
33
6% / 94%
3%
$47,561
22
95%
Professional
9.8%
25
20% / 80%
0%
$48,006
23
75%
Health Sciences
7.4%
19
42% / 58%
0%
$49,999
29
—
Life & Natural Sciences
4.7%
12
25% / 75%
0%
$53,951
41
—
Arts
1.2%
3
67% / 33%
0%
$35,403
5
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
59%
Yield (Unbound)
14%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
59%
59%
59%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 63.9% 63.9%
2012 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5%
2013 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5%
2014 Acceptance: 62.0% 62.0%
2015 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5%
2016 Acceptance: 63.0% 63.0%
2017 Acceptance: 70.8% 70.8%
2018 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2%
2019 Acceptance: 54.8% 54.8%
2020 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3%
2021 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2%
2022 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3%
2023 Acceptance: 80.7% 80.7%
2024 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8%
2011 Yield: 18.8% 18.8%
2012 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%
2013 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2014 Yield: 23.0% 23.0%
2015 Yield: 21.3% 21.3%
2016 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2017 Yield: 24.2% 24.2%
2018 Yield: 26.6% 26.6%
2019 Yield: 22.7% 22.7%
2020 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%
2021 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2022 Yield: 19.9% 19.9%
2023 Yield: 13.8% 13.8%
2024 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,702 1,702
2012 Applicants: 1,266 1,266
2013 Applicants: 1,751 1,751
2014 Applicants: 1,514 1,514
2015 Applicants: 1,400 1,400
2016 Applicants: 1,531 1,531
2017 Applicants: 1,190 1,190
2018 Applicants: 1,462 1,462
2019 Applicants: 1,399 1,399
2020 Applicants: 1,430 1,430
2021 Applicants: 1,777 1,777
2022 Applicants: 1,733 1,733
2023 Applicants: 1,787 1,787
2024 Applicants: 2,084 2,084
2011 Admitted: 1,087 1,087
2012 Admitted: 855 855
2013 Admitted: 1,164 1,164
2014 Admitted: 938 938
2015 Admitted: 931 931
2016 Admitted: 965 965
2017 Admitted: 842 842
2018 Admitted: 836 836
2019 Admitted: 767 767
2020 Admitted: 1,048 1,048
2021 Admitted: 1,052 1,052
2022 Admitted: 1,063 1,063
2023 Admitted: 1,443 1,443
2024 Admitted: 1,600 1,600
2011 Enrolled: 204 204
2012 Enrolled: 185 185
2013 Enrolled: 226 226
2014 Enrolled: 216 216
2015 Enrolled: 198 198
2016 Enrolled: 187 187
2017 Enrolled: 204 204
2018 Enrolled: 222 222
2019 Enrolled: 174 174
2020 Enrolled: 195 195
2021 Enrolled: 247 247
2022 Enrolled: 212 212
2023 Enrolled: 199 199
2024 Enrolled: 223 223
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 728 728
2012 25th: 840 840
2020 25th: 963 963
2021 25th: 1040 1040
2011 75th: 1178 1178
2012 75th: 1050 1050
2020 75th: 1140 1140
2021 75th: 1240 1240
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 375 375
2012 25th: 420 420
2020 25th: 480 480
2021 25th: 510 510
2011 75th: 580 580
2012 75th: 530 530
2020 75th: 560 560
2021 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 353 353
2012 25th: 420 420
2020 25th: 483 483
2021 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 598 598
2012 75th: 520 520
2020 75th: 580 580
2021 75th: 650 650
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 43.0% 43.0%
2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
