McKendree University
Lebanon, IL · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Lebanon, IL · 1,600 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $58,572 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $24,1901,439th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,0701,465th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,0701,407th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,1211,399th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,572607th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,439569th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.5%798th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.2%1,333rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 63.9%475th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6001,072nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.1%1,262nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 243 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,219 | $66,653 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $43,798 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,595 | $41,844 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $40,737 | $43,798 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $39,153 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $38,289 | $32,382 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,852 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $35,594 | $41,565 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,416 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | $35,959 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $34,420 | $40,281 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1828source
- Athletic nickname: "Bearcats"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Purple and Whitesource
- Mascot: Bogeysource
- Motto: "Artium Morum et Religionis Disciplinae"source
- Campus size: about 235 acressource
- Formerly known as "Lebanon Seminary" (1828–1830)source
- Formerly known as "McKendree College" (1830–2007)source
- Athletic conference: GLVCsource
Athletics — 18 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,746,498 (M $4,271,183 · W $3,281,590 · Coed $193,725)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Bowling: 2022, 2017
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemckendree.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 147013)
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