Student Population at McKendree

Total Enrollment

1,960

Undergraduate

1,534

Graduate

426

Online Enrollment

451

Men Students

905

Women Students

1,055

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,960 students have enrolled at McKendree University - 1,534 undergraduate and 426 graduate.

By gender, 905 male and 1,055 female students are attending McKendree University. By attendance status, there are 1,563 full-time students and 397 part-time students.

The number of students at McKendree University is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Columbia College Chicago and Erikson Institute, its population is small (average population is 3,489).

McKendree University offers online degree/certificate programs and 451 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between McKendree University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 905 male and 1,055 female students attending McKendree. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.86 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at McKendree.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at McKendree
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,534	1,410	124
Men	776	735	41
Women	758	675	83

Population by Gender/Attending Status at McKendree
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	426	153	273
Men	129	62	67
Women	297	91	206

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,175 White students (59.95%) and 211 Black or African American students (10.77%) at McKendree University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at McKendree University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at McKendree University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	3
Asian	4	1	3
Black or African American	167	98	69
Hispanic	91	47	44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	865	395	470
Two or More Races	102	57	45
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	95	51	44
Total	1,534	776	758

Population by Race/Ethnicity at McKendree University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	1	1	0
Black or African American	44	12	32
Hispanic	24	10	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	310	81	229
Two or More Races	14	6	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	21	8	13
Total	426	129	297

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,425 students whose age under twenty five and 435 students whose age is over thirty years old at McKendree University.

Especially, 17 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at McKendree University.

Population by Student Age at McKendree University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,534	776	758
Under 18	17	7	10
18-19	601	326	275
20-21	524	272	252
22-24	186	115	71
25-29	51	17	34
30-34	50	9	41
35-39	38	10	28
40-49	48	12	36
50-64	18	8	10
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	1,534	776	758

Population by Student Age at McKendree University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	426	129	297
20-21	9	3	6
22-24	88	42	46
25-29	49	17	32
30-34	46	11	35
35-39	72	16	56
40-49	104	29	75
50-64	57	10	47
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	426	129	297

Online Student Population

At McKendree University, 1,454 students (74.18% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 451 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 285 students live in Illinois where McKendree University is located in and 111 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,960	1,534	426
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	451	273	178
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,003	835	168
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	506	426	80

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	451	273	178
Illinois Residents	285	160	125
Other State in U.S.	111	59	52
Outside of U.S.	53	52	1
Unknown	2	2	0