McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with more than 50 undergraduate majors and co-curricular activities including study abroad, speech and debate, marching band, community service, cultural immersion and mission trips, and Greek life. Bearcat student-athletes compete in 36 men’s and women’s sports. McKendree is a member of NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts is southern Illinois’ finest performing arts venue.
McKendree offers a high quality education in a friendly, nurturing environment. Total enrollment is 2,500, including the Lebanon campus in southwestern Illinois; centers at Scott Air Force Base and Radcliff, Kentucky; and students enrolled online. 90-second video
(see more)McKendree University offers students many ways to make their mark, with more than 50 undergraduate majors and co-curricular activities including study abroad, speech and debate, marching band, community service, cultural immersion and mission trips, and Greek life. Bearcat student-athletes compete in 36 men’s and women’s sports. McKendree is a member of NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts is southern Illinois’ finest performing arts venue.
McKendree offers a high quality education in a friendly, nurturing environment. Total enrollment is 2,500, including the Lebanon campus in southwestern Illinois; centers at Scott Air Force Base and Radcliff, Kentucky; and students enrolled online. 90-second video
McKendree University Spring 2025 Dean's List

McKendree University Announces Spring 2025 President's List


Students Publish Academic Research in Scholars Journal

McKendree University Awards Zane Phillips with Technos International Prize May 9

McKendree University Congratulates the Class of 2025

Senior Jasmine Gage Awarded Prestigious Gyo Obata Fellowship for Arts Management

McKendree Psychology Students Showcase Research at ILLOWA Undergraduate Conference


Psychology Students Coauthor, Publish Peer-Reviewed Article on Mental Illness Stigma

McKendree Psychology Students Present Research at the 2025 MPA Convention in Chicago


Students of McKendree's Concert, Chamber Choirs Put on "The Poet Sings" Spring Choir Concert May 1
Students Meet with State Lawmakers on Lobby Day

Students Perform with Local Junior High and High School Students for Jazz Festival Performance April 30
Alpha Kappa Delta Welcomes New Members on April 25


Band Students Put on Stellar Concert for AEC April 24
Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society Welcomes Its Newest Members

Mu Gamma Kappa Honor Society Welcomes New Members

Iota Tau Alpha Honor Society Welcomes New Members

Sigma Zeta Honor Society Inducts New Members

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Welcomes Newest Members

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members

Tau Sigma Installs New Members

Phi Eta Sigma Installs New Members

Psi Chi Honor Society Welcomes New Members

McKendree University Recognizes Outstanding Students for 2025

Lambda Pi Eta Welcomes New Members

Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society Welcomes its Newest Members

Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society Inducts New Members

Nursing Honor Society Welcomes New Members

McKendree Community Celebrates Academic Excellence with Presentations, Performances, Artwork, More

Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society Initiates New Members
