How Student Population Changes at Lees-McRae

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 916 where 855 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.86 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Lees-McRae than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lees-McRae College since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	890	890	353	537	0	0	0
2014-15	940 50	940 50	318 -35	622 85	0 0	0 0	0 0
2015-16	1,033 93	1,033 93	355 37	678 56	0 0	0 0	0 0
2016-17	991 -42	991 -42	337 -18	654 -24	0 0	0 0	0 0
2017-18	921 -70	921 -70	300 -37	621 -33	0 0	0 0	0 0
2018-19	966 45	966 45	332 32	634 13	0 0	0 0	0 0
2019-20	848 -118	848 -118	272 -60	576 -58	0 0	0 0	0 0
2020-21	838 -10	836 -12	279 7	557 -19	2 2	2 2	0 0
2021-22	873 35	872 36	303 24	569 12	1 -1	0 -2	1 1
2022-23	855 -18	855 -17	299 -4	556 -13	0 -1	0 0	0 -1
Average	916	915	315	600	0	0	0

Lees-McRae College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.15%. The percentage was 38.76% 10 years ago and Lees-McRae still has a high percentage of white students. 1.29% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.90% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lees-McRae College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	2	3	42	12	0	345	5
2014-15	3	6	64	20	0	543	8
2015-16	4	12	73	37	1	687	13
2016-17	7	11	64	42	2	710	13
2017-18	7	4	56	59	1	663	13
2018-19	10	6	81	67	1	695	6
2019-20	5	3	60	56	0	599	17
2020-21	4	6	67	46	0	611	18
2021-22	7	8	58	57	0	646	19
2022-23	5	11	59	60	0	634	12
Average	5	7	62	46	1	613	12

Lees-McRae College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

159 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 19.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lees-McRae College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	940	133	0	807
2015-16	1,033	268	87	678
2016-17	991	290	41	660
2017-18	921	278	0	643
2018-19	966	257	0	709
2019-20	848	225	0	623
2020-21	838	184	26	628
2021-22	873	176	22	675
2022-23	855	159	12	684
Average	918	219	21	679

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Enrollment Trends at Lees-McRae

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes