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Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Lees-McRae College

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Tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at Lees-McRae College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

North Carolina students paid $25,878 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 208 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.1 million and 156 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (966), 887 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.4 million, and 704 students took out $4.6 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~560$24,854$25,648$25,878$25,8784.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lees-McRae College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants10350%$543,260$5,274
State / local grant or scholarship9847%$512,180$5,226
Institutional grants or scholarships208100%$3,048,937$14,658
Grant or scholarship aid total208100%$4,104,377$19,733
Federal student loans15374%$956,000$6,248
Other student loans157%$145,515$9,701
Student loan aid15675%$1,101,515$7,061
Total student aid208100%--

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