McKendree University

The mission of McKendree University is to provide a high quality educational experience to outstanding students. We guide our students in the pursuit of academic excellence which will prepare them for leadership roles in our society. To achieve this end we encourage broader vision, enriched purpose, engagement with community, commitment to responsible citizenship, openness to new ideas and dedication to lifelong learning. In keeping with our history and traditions, we provide our students with a rigorous, broadly based liberal arts curricula joined with specialization in a specific discipline.

We cherish our historical relationship with the United Methodist Church and its tradition of Judeo-Christian ideals. Therefore, we encourage an atmosphere of open dialogue, free inquiry, and mutual respect, conducted among students from diverse backgrounds.

McKendree is recognized nationally as one of America’s finest universities. We offer a level of high quality undergraduate and graduate courses taught by exceptional faculty. We provide an educational experience that integrates the values of the traditional liberal arts with the skills needed in preparing for a career or graduate studies.

Our students find McKendree to be a place that is academically rigorous, socially stimulating and where graduates earn a highly respected degree and go on to achieve exceptional success. We are very proud to note that 97% of our graduates are in graduate school or fully employed within six months of their graduation.

When you visit our 100-acre campus you will notice lovely trees, beautiful grounds, and 29 buildings-- several of which have been cited by the National Register for Historical Buildings. In Lebanon, Illinois (pop. 4,000), McKendree students enjoy the safety and sense of community a secure environment provides. Plus, McKendree students are minutes away from the cities of the bustling St. Louis area with a total population of more than 100,000, cultural resources, professional sporting events, world-class entertainment and a wide variety of career and internship opportunities.

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