Banner Elk, North Carolina · Private Non-Profit
Zoology/Animal Biology at Lees-McRae College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 124 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
14.2% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 14.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~124
- Schools with reported signal
- 99
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 76.8%
- Graduation rate
- 42.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,340/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $113,360
- Median debt
- $17,375
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,415/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 99 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 10.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($8,921 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($16,745 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 97% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · 0.8% reported share · $5,746 net A+ University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · 1.1% reported share · $7,007 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.1% reported share · $5,552 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO · 0.2% reported share · $6,007 net A+ 
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · 0.0% reported share · $11,531 net A Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY · 0.5% reported share · $7,287 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Zoology/Animal Biology accounts for 14.2% of reported programs at Lees-McRae College, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 10.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 124 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lees-McRae College's average net price is $28,340 per year, about $113,360 over four years. That is $8,921 above the $19,419 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,415 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,745 below the $60,160 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lees-McRae College #96 of 99 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.