Lees-McRae College Student Population

How many students at Lees-McRae?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lees-McRae College has a total enrollment of 910 students, including 873 undergraduate and 37 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 297 male students (32.6%) and 613 female students (67.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 517 White students (56.8%) and 62 Black students (6.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 873 undergraduate students (95.9%) and 37 graduate students (4.1%).
• Class Delivery: 190 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 19 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - Lees-McRae's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 297 male (32.64%) and 613 female (67.36%) students are attending Lees-McRae College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 48.45.

By class level, 873 (95.93%) are undergraduate students and 37 (4.07%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.33% are male and 66.67% are female, while among graduate students, 16.22% are male and 83.78% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 517 White, 62 Black, and 13 Asian students out of a total of 910 are attending at Lees-McRae College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lees-McRae College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 763 students under 25 years old, and 147 students over 25 years old out of 910 total students.

Lees-McRae has 748 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 125 students aged 25 and over.

It has 15 graduate students aged under 25 and 22 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Lees-McRae College, 190 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 19 students are enrolled in some online courses.

172 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 18 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 873 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 107 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.26%.105 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.