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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Lebanon, IL
Population 1,900,000
Website https://www.mckendree.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (52%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,731
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 64%
From Region 14%
Athletes 67.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
International 12%
Black 10%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2012 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2013 Men: 50.1% 50.1% 2014 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2015 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2016 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2019 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2020 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2021 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2022 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2023 Men: 55.7% 55.7% 2024 Men: 55.7% 55.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2012 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2013 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2014 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2015 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2016 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2017 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2018 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2019 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2020 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2021 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2022 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2023 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2024 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2011 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2020 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2021 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2011 White: 76.6% 76.6% 2012 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2013 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2014 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2015 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2016 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2017 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2018 White: 72.8% 72.8% 2019 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2020 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2021 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2022 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2024 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2011 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2024 International: 7.0% 7.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2021 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2022 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2023 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2024 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2025 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2020 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2025 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2020 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2022 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2023 White: 55.9% 55.9% 2024 White: 57.0% 57.0% 2025 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2020 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2021 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2022 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2023 International: 14.2% 14.2% 2024 International: 10.8% 10.8% 2025 International: 11.7% 11.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
McKendree University 395 40% / 60% 7% $62,434 64 96%
Computer Science 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,982 88 —
Cyber Operations 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $69,083 75 —
Cybersecurity — +1 — — $75,407 83 —
Information Science/Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $75,628 83 —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,581 66 —
Computational Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $76,359 83 —
Mathematics 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $74,520 82 94%
Biology 9 +1 11% / 89% 22% $58,634 55 96%
Biopsychology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $57,349 52 100%
Environmental Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $50,795 32 —
Exercise Science 33 — 58% / 42% 18% $52,279 37 100%
Health Sciences 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,961 70 —
Nursing 71 — 4% / 96% 0% $95,008 95 94%
Occupational Therapy — — — — $67,136 72 —
Accounting 11 +2 45% / 55% 0% $60,786 60 97%
Business Administration 41 +1 61% / 39% 5% $63,917 67 93%
Business Analytics 10 +1 70% / 30% 10% $65,478 70 95%
Economics 16 +1 94% / 6% 38% $68,230 74 —
Healthcare Innovation 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Human Resources Management 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $57,128 51 91%
Logistics 1 — 100% / 0% 100% — — —
Management Information Systems 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,690 70 —
Marketing 22 +7 59% / 41% 14% $53,174 40 100%
Sports Management 15 — 73% / 27% 7% $52,279 37 100%
Communication 13 +1 46% / 54% 0% $50,436 31 —
English 4 — 0% / 100% 25% $45,055 17 —
History 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $49,340 28 —
International Affairs 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,365 57 —
Liberal Studies — — — — $50,816 32 —
Political Science — — — — $59,311 57 —
Psychology 23 — 22% / 78% 17% $44,551 16 98%
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — $58,910 56 —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Sociology 17 +1 41% / 59% 0% $50,317 31 94%
Education 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $55,701 47 96%
Elementary Education 32 — 9% / 91% 0% $44,867 16 97%
History Teacher Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Middle School Education 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $44,867 16 97%
Physical Education 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $50,107 30 —
Science Teacher Education — — — — $51,674 35 —
Applied Music — — — — $42,476 12 —
Music — — — — $42,182 12 —
Music Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,609 32 —
Studio Art 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $41,478 11 —
Theater — — — — $39,653 8 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,692
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 53.8% 53.8% 2012 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2013 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3% 2014 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5% 2015 Graduated: 55.7% 55.7% 2016 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9% 2017 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2018 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2019 Graduated: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Graduated: 53.7% 53.7% 2021 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2023 Graduated: 59.5% 59.5% 2024 Graduated: 53.3% 53.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2012 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2013 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2014 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2015 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2016 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2017 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2018 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2019 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2020 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2021 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2023 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2024 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2011 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2012 Women: 60.5% 60.5% 2013 Women: 59.5% 59.5% 2014 Women: 64.1% 64.1% 2015 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2016 Women: 61.0% 61.0% 2017 Women: 58.5% 58.5% 2018 Women: 60.5% 60.5% 2019 Women: 67.4% 67.4% 2020 Women: 61.8% 61.8% 2021 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2023 Women: 60.3% 60.3% 2024 Women: 57.7% 57.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 34.4% 34.4% 2012 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2014 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2015 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2016 Black: 32.1% 32.1% 2017 Black: 40.5% 40.5% 2018 Black: 31.7% 31.7% 2019 Black: 46.0% 46.0% 2020 Black: 34.0% 34.0% 2021 Black: 51.1% 51.1% 2022 Black: 39.1% 39.1% 2023 Black: 42.0% 42.0% 2024 Black: 20.4% 20.4% 2011 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2012 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2015 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Hispanic: 39.1% 39.1% 2020 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2% 2021 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2023 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9% 2024 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2011 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2012 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2013 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2014 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2015 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2016 White: 57.7% 57.7% 2017 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2019 White: 67.9% 67.9% 2020 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2021 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2022 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2023 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2024 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2011 International: 54.5% 54.5% 2012 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 International: 36.4% 36.4% 2014 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 International: 87.5% 87.5% 2016 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 International: 15.4% 15.4% 2019 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2022 International: 57.7% 57.7% 2023 International: 65.2% 65.2% 2024 International: 59.1% 59.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 32.2% 127 63% / 37% 11% $60,625 60 96%
Health Sciences 27.1% 107 21% / 79% 6% $81,015 87 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.7% 62 34% / 66% 8% $47,924 24 96%
Education 14.7% 58 26% / 74% 0% $47,251 22 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 15 20% / 80% 13% $58,120 53 98%
Computer Science 2.3% 9 78% / 22% 0% $76,976 84 —
Arts 1.8% 7 43% / 57% 14% $46,696 21 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 7 57% / 43% 0% $71,180 78 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 3 67% / 33% 0% $50,795 32 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 10 #332 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 5 #183 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 15 #420 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5% 2012 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2013 Acceptance: 62.9% 62.9% 2014 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2% 2015 Acceptance: 63.5% 63.5% 2016 Acceptance: 68.2% 68.2% 2017 Acceptance: 61.7% 61.7% 2018 Acceptance: 66.6% 66.6% 2019 Acceptance: 63.3% 63.3% 2020 Acceptance: 70.1% 70.1% 2021 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7% 2022 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2023 Acceptance: 63.9% 63.9% 2024 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7% 2011 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2012 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2013 Yield: 38.1% 38.1% 2014 Yield: 35.1% 35.1% 2015 Yield: 29.9% 29.9% 2016 Yield: 29.4% 29.4% 2017 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2018 Yield: 31.0% 31.0% 2019 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2020 Yield: 27.2% 27.2% 2021 Yield: 19.5% 19.5% 2022 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2023 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2024 Yield: 18.8% 18.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,358 1,358 2012 Applicants: 1,354 1,354 2013 Applicants: 1,617 1,617 2014 Applicants: 1,964 1,964 2015 Applicants: 1,904 1,904 2016 Applicants: 2,283 2,283 2017 Applicants: 2,206 2,206 2018 Applicants: 1,750 1,750 2019 Applicants: 1,997 1,997 2020 Applicants: 1,965 1,965 2021 Applicants: 1,765 1,765 2022 Applicants: 2,332 2,332 2023 Applicants: 2,652 2,652 2024 Applicants: 3,066 3,066 2011 Admitted: 917 917 2012 Admitted: 900 900 2013 Admitted: 1,017 1,017 2014 Admitted: 1,201 1,201 2015 Admitted: 1,209 1,209 2016 Admitted: 1,556 1,556 2017 Admitted: 1,361 1,361 2018 Admitted: 1,166 1,166 2019 Admitted: 1,265 1,265 2020 Admitted: 1,377 1,377 2021 Admitted: 1,371 1,371 2022 Admitted: 1,594 1,594 2023 Admitted: 1,694 1,694 2024 Admitted: 2,199 2,199 2011 Enrolled: 290 290 2012 Enrolled: 297 297 2013 Enrolled: 387 387 2014 Enrolled: 421 421 2015 Enrolled: 362 362 2016 Enrolled: 458 458 2017 Enrolled: 364 364 2018 Enrolled: 362 362 2019 Enrolled: 332 332 2020 Enrolled: 374 374 2021 Enrolled: 268 268 2022 Enrolled: 422 422 2023 Enrolled: 436 436 2024 Enrolled: 413 413

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2012 25th: 880 880 2013 25th: 940 940 2014 25th: 880 880 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 855 855 2017 25th: 966 966 2018 25th: 960 960 2019 25th: 859 859 2020 25th: 871 871 2011 75th: 1120 1120 2012 75th: 1090 1090 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1180 1180 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1110 1110 2017 75th: 1158 1158 2018 75th: 1270 1270 2019 75th: 1268 1268 2020 75th: 1277 1277

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 445 445 2017 25th: 483 483 2018 25th: 481 481 2019 25th: 431 431 2020 25th: 434 434 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 568 568 2018 75th: 639 639 2019 75th: 633 633 2020 75th: 646 646

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 483 483 2018 25th: 479 479 2019 25th: 428 428 2020 25th: 437 437 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 631 631 2019 75th: 635 635 2020 75th: 631 631

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2019 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2020 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.