by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
McKendree University was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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McKendree landed the #1,546 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
McKendree is also ranked #64 out of 85 schools in Illinois.
The acceptance rate at McKendree University is a competitive 68%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, McKendree University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at McKendree University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
McKendree University has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at McKendree for first-time, full-time students is 45%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,701 undergraduates at McKendree with 1,430 being full-time and 271 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,286 | $21,771 | $20,993 | $28,308 | $25,468 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of McKendree, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At McKendree, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $6,975 a year. That adds up to $27,900 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for McKendree are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 701 College Rd, Lebanon, IL 62254-1291 |
| Phone: | 618-537-4481 |
| Website: | https://www.mckendree.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 151 | $43,339 |
| Nursing | 97 | $73,156 |
| General Psychology | 35 | $31,919 |
| Educational Administration | 32 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 30 | $31,259 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 25 | $43,707 |
| General Education | 24 | NA |
| Marketing | 21 | $34,872 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 | NA |
| Biopsychology | 19 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,454 students took at least one online class at McKendree University. This is an increase from the 1,160 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,454 | 451 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,160 | 424 |
| 2020-2021 | 620 | 594 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,050 | 491 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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