- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- McKendree University
Lebanon, ILSuburb: largeZIP 62254Founded 1828
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1828
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mckendree.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
McKendree University
McKendree University is a private nonprofit university in Lebanon, Illinois, with 1,752 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $18,457 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention67%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans42%
$18,457net price / year
72%admission rate
—average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$63,391median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,593median debt
#630 of 1,704 for earnings#752 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,022 of 1,738 for graduation rate#615 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,105tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,430
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,430
- Average net price
- $18,457national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,238
$30,001–48,000$14,121
$48,001–75,000$15,064
$75,001–110,000$19,547
$110,001+$22,944
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,823
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,391middle 50%: $44,322–$88,979
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,593
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,979
Median, McKendree University$63,391
Lower quarter$44,322
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,752
- Part-time
- 6.9%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 23.1
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,069 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,640
- Endowment, end of year
- $40,151,472
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic4.7%
Black9.1%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown16%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management28%
Health professions18%
Education15%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Social sciences8.4%
Psychology5.5%
Communication & journalism3.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 147013. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q12061548.