Academics
McKendree University confers degrees from four colleges and schools and offers over 40 undergraduate majors, 38 minors, and master's degrees in four areas: business administration, education, nursing, and professional counseling. McKendree also grants several professional programs. The university is classified as Master’s Colleges and Universities (Master’s/L) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
For 2011, McKendree was ranked 20th in Regional Midwest Colleges by U.S. News & World Report and is deemed a Tier I university. In addition, McKendree has full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. McKendree has been fully accredited by the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission since 1915 and received its ten-year renewal in 2003-2004. McKendree’s School of Education is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). McKendree's School of Nursing and Health Professionals is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
The university offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees and master's degrees through its four schools:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Nursing and Health Professions
- School of Education
More than 50% of the classes have fewer than 15 students. McKendree's student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
McKendree University is host to chapters representing a number of honor societies and academic fraternities including:
- Alpha Psi Omega
- Kappa Delta Pi
- Lambda Pi Beta
- Nursing Honor Society
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Phi Beta Lambda
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Pi Kappa Delta
- Pi Gamma Mu
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Psi Chi
- Sigma Beta Delta
- Sigma Tau Delta
- Sigma Zeta
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon
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