Banner Elk, NC · IPEDS 198808 · Rural: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Presbyterian Church (USA)
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 76.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | — | — |
| Average net price (private) | $28,340 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 43.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 39.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 65.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $50,979 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 37.4% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 73.4% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 8.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 30.5% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 25.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | 4.9% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 2.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 56.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 6.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 1.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 4.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 23.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 49.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 50.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 90.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 3.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 1.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 1.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 3.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 27.0% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 13.3% |
| Education | 12.9% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 11.7% |
| Public Administration And Social Service Professions | 10.5% |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services | 9.8% |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences | 5.9% |
| Psychology | 4.3% |