McKendree University Student Population

How many students at McKendree? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,392 students have enrolled in McKendree University with 1,757 undergraduate and 635 graduate students.

By gender, 1,009 male and 1,383 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (2,040 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs)).

891 students are enrolled exclusively, and 994 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

Student Population by Gender

McKendree University has a total of 2,392 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 1,757 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 635 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,009 male and 1,383 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school.

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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,235 White, 204 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 2,392 are attending at McKendree University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

McKendree University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

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Student Age Distribution

By age, McKendree has 18 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 1,606 students under 25 years old, and 786 students over 25 years old out of 2,392 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 17 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. McKendree has 1,456 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 301 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at McKendree, 1 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. It has 150 graduate students aged under 25 and 485 students aged 25 and over.

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Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At McKendree University, 891 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 994 students are enrolled in some online courses.

781 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 110 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,757 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 300 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.07%.273 students have transferred in as full-time status and 27 students transferred in as part-time status.