McKendree University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
McKendree University is a private master's university in Lebanon, IL (suburb setting), with 1,605 undergraduates (55% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 64% of 2,652 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $50,050 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $25,200 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 1.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where McKendree University ranks
6 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $34,070
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research McKendree University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
McKendree University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 37 | — | 4 | $746k | $20,166 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 86 | — | 1 | $772k | $8,977 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $666k | $39,192 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $656k | $38,614 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Independent | 16 | — | 1 | $217k | $13,591 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 163 | — | 10 | $2.3M | $13,843 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $251k | $12,525 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $228k | $18,960 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 25 | — | 3 | $592k | $23,695 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 38 | — | 4 | $721k | $18,984 | — | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 20 | — | 5 | $546k | $27,285 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 37 | — | 3 | $554k | $14,970 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 24 | — | 3 | $480k | $20,007 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | — | 2 | $247k | $13,729 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $283k | $35,399 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 71 | — | 5 | $477k | $6,713 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 69 | — | 5 | $527k | $7,640 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 21 | — | 4 | $402k | $19,159 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $366k | $22,875 | — | |
| Men's Water Polo | Western Water Polo Association Men | 27 | — | 1 | $360k | $13,330 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Western Water Polo Association Women | 23 | — | 1 | $317k | $13,781 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $712k | $14,824 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 47 | — | 8 | $609k | $12,962 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.