Lees-McRae College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $230,320 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $275,034 |
How much does Lees-McRae College spend on women's tennis?
Lees-McRae College reported $275,034 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #348 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Lees-McRae College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lees-McRae College's athletically related student aid averaged about $6,230 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Lees-McRae College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Lees-McRae College reported $17,920 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Lees-McRae College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lees-McRae College reported $230,320 in total men's tennis expenses and $275,034 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in North Carolina earn NIL money?
North Carolina has no college NIL statute; college NIL is governed by the Governor's Executive Order 223 (2023), which permits and protects school-facilitated NIL activity. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/interscholastic-athletics.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Lees-McRae College women's tennis roster?
Lees-McRae College listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the Conference Carolinas median of 9.
Lees-McRae College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 |
How many coaches does Lees-McRae College women's tennis have?
Lees-McRae College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 80%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Lees-McRae College spend on women's tennis?
Lees-McRae College reported $275,034 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 52% above the NCAA Division II median of $181,331.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,805 per player in 2025, 16% above the Conference Carolinas median of $2,411.
Against the NCAA Division II median it is in line with the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $95 per female athlete in 2025, 21% below the NCAA Division II median of $120.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 143% between 2020 and 2025, from $113,195 to $275,034.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Lees-McRae College like academically?
Lees-McRae College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $49,498 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,340 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
42% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $43,415, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lees-McRae College?
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%) and Education (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (35 degrees)
- Zoology/Animal Biology (33 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (29 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (29 degrees)
- Human Services, General (29 degrees)
- Biology, General (15 degrees)
- Psychology, General (14 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (13 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (11 degrees)
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs (5 degrees)
What is Banner Elk, NC like to live in?
Lees-McRae College sits in Banner Elk, a rural area of about 1,338 people in Avery County, North Carolina.
The median household in Banner Elk earns about $67,917, which is about the North Carolina median ($69,904) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $422,900, 63% above the state median and a typical rent of $879 a month is 24% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 10% of workers walk and 19% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 18% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.8 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.
45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
What other teams does Lees-McRae College field?
Lees-McRae College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Conference Carolinas |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Banner Elk, NC |
| Enrollment | 873 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lees-McRae College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Lees-McRae College fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Conference Carolinas and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Lees-McRae College women's tennis?
- Lees-McRae College competes in NCAA Division II in the Conference Carolinas. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Lees-McRae College women's tennis roster compare with other Conference Carolinas programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Lees-McRae College is in line with the Conference Carolinas median of 9, based on 12 Conference Carolinas programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Lees-McRae College women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 9 players per coach, 80% above the NCAA Division II median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Lees-McRae College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,498 a year, and an average net price of $28,340 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Lees-McRae College?
- Lees-McRae College is in Banner Elk, NC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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