McKendree University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 1,900,000

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 1,055 (64.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McKendree University 395 40% 69% 0% 8% 5% 7% $64,580 24 -0.68 60 97% 6.0%
Computer Information Systems 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,368 12 -1.02 80 — — — — —
Computer Science 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,316 4 -1.33 82 — — — — —
Cyber Operations 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,508 13 -1.07 76 — — — — —
Cybersecurity — +1 — — — — — — $78,167 19 -0.82 81 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,735 5 -1.08 77 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,448 27 -0.50 64 — — — — —
Computational Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,930 5 -1.07 77 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $74,519 44 -0.41 77 94% — — — —
Biology 9 +1 11% 67% 0% 11% 0% 22% $65,219 44 -0.14 62 100% — — — —
Biopsychology 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $57,347 15 -0.84 42 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,085 19 -0.82 28 — — — — —
Exercise Science 33 — 58% 73% 0% 0% 9% 18% $49,915 5 -1.38 22 98% — — — —
Health Sciences 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,261 20 -0.63 47 95% — — — —
Nursing 71 — 4% 68% 0% 15% 1% 0% $91,522 56 -0.07 91 98% 2.8% — — —
Occupational Therapy — — — — — — — — $62,258 32 -0.43 55 — — — — —
Accounting 11 +2 45% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $74,183 23 -0.83 76 97% 4.7% — — —
Business Administration 41 +1 61% 61% 0% 5% 10% 5% $66,527 28 -0.58 64 96% 7.3% — — —
Business Analytics 10 +1 70% 80% 0% 10% 0% 10% $80,323 25 -0.69 83 90% 5.6% — — —
Economics 16 +1 94% 38% 0% 6% 12% 38% $72,985 14 -0.94 75 95% — — — —
Healthcare Innovation 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,662 51 -0.19 56 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 8 — 38% 62% 0% 12% 0% 0% $60,661 11 -1.10 51 86% 6.3% — — —
Logistics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $66,527 4 -1.48 64 96% 7.3% — — —
Management Information Systems 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,266 9 -1.10 75 — — — — —
Marketing 22 +7 59% 68% 0% 9% 0% 14% $74,527 44 -0.24 77 100% 9.1% — — —
Sports Management 15 — 73% 73% 0% 7% 7% 7% $49,915 9 -1.20 22 98% — — — —
English 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $46,276 19 -0.75 14 — — — — —
History 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $48,419 14 -0.83 19 — — — — —
Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $48,613 14 -0.83 19 — — — — —
Communication 13 +1 46% 62% 0% 15% 15% 0% $50,948 13 -1.02 25 — — — — —
International Affairs 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,348 16 -0.70 47 — — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $60,107 17 -0.89 49 — — — — —
Psychology 23 — 22% 61% 0% 9% 4% 17% $46,776 6 -1.26 15 95% 9.2% — — —
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — — — — — $60,138 17 -1.05 49 — — — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,767 19 -0.65 22 — — — — —
Sociology 17 +1 41% 76% 0% 12% 6% 0% $57,246 58 +0.03 42 100% 8.2% — — —
Education 7 — 14% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $55,700 56 +0.07 38 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 32 — 9% 81% 0% 3% 0% 0% $44,866 10 -1.10 12 97% — — — —
History Teacher Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,077 11 -0.90 23 — — — — —
Middle School Education 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,866 9 -1.20 12 97% — — — —
Physical Education 11 — 45% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,171 15 -0.93 23 — — — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $49,989 14 -0.74 22 — — — — —
Applied Music — — — — — — — — $46,231 47 -0.06 14 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $46,177 46 -0.06 14 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,968 63 +0.35 22 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% $45,686 44 -0.12 13 — — — — —
Theater — — — — — — — — $43,830 54 +0.10 10 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,692
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.2% 127 63% 64% 0% 6% 6% 11% $68,220 20 -0.71 67 96% 7.1%
Health Sciences 27.1% 107 21% 69% 0% 10% 5% 6% $77,785 54 -0.49 80 98% 2.8%
Education 14.7% 58 26% 83% 0% 3% 2% 0% $47,359 13 -0.93 17 97% —
Social Sciences 13.9% 55 36% 67% 0% 11% 7% 7% $51,281 15 -0.78 26 97% 8.8%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 15 20% 67% 0% 13% 7% 13% $62,070 25 -0.42 54 100% —
Computer Science 2.3% 9 78% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,164 5 -1.21 80 — —
Arts 1.8% 7 43% 57% 0% 0% 14% 14% $48,133 34 +0.15 18 — —
Humanities 1.8% 7 14% 71% 0% 14% 0% 14% $47,194 9 -0.78 16 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 7 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $72,303 33 -0.62 74 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 3 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,085 16 -0.82 28 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 10 #331 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 5 #183 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 15 #419 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 163 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Other Sports 111 $561K $561K $0
Baseball 86 $772K $772K $0
Track & Field (combined) 71 $476K $476K $0
Wrestling 48 $711K $711K $0
Soccer 38 $721K $721K $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $553K $553K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $410K $410K $0
Water Polo 27 $359K $359K $0
Bowling 22 $157K $157K $0
Volleyball 21 $402K $402K $0
Golf 20 $250K $250K $0
Tennis 18 $247K $247K $0
Basketball 17 $666K $666K $0
Total 654 $8.5M $8.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 91 $645K $645K $0
Track & Field (combined) 69 $527K $527K $0
Wrestling 47 $609K $609K $0
Soccer 37 $746K $746K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $290K $290K $0
Lacrosse 25 $592K $592K $0
Swimming 24 $480K $480K $0
Water Polo 23 $316K $316K $0
Bowling 20 $318K $318K $0
Softball 20 $545K $545K $0
Basketball 17 $656K $656K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $217K $217K $0
Volleyball 16 $366K $366K $0
Golf 12 $227K $227K $0
Tennis 8 $283K $283K $0
Total 401 $6.8M $6.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 202 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Football 163 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Track & Field (combined) 140 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Wrestling 95 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 86 $772K $772K $0
Soccer 75 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Ice Hockey 53 $701K $701K $0
Water Polo 50 $676K $676K $0
Bowling 42 $475K $475K $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $553K $553K $0
Volleyball 37 $768K $768K $0
Basketball 34 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 32 $478K $478K $0
Tennis 26 $530K $530K $0
Lacrosse 25 $592K $592K $0
Swimming 24 $480K $480K $0
Softball 20 $545K $545K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $217K $217K $0
Total 1,055 $17.8M $17.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional