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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    McKendree has 8 pts more first-gen students than Drew (33% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    McKendree has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Drew (34% vs. 29%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    McKendree is a bit larger (1,752 vs. 1,533)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Drew1.5K
McKendree1.8K
Pell Grant share
Drew29%
McKendree34%
First-gen share
Drew25%
McKendree33%
Diversity index
Drew0.65
McKendree0.66

Who they are

Men
Drew44%
McKendree46%
Part-time students
Drew1%
McKendree7%
Students 25 and older
Drew4%
McKendree13%

Race & ethnicity

Drew
McKendree
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Drew70%
McKendree58%
First-years from other states
Drew24%
McKendree25%
First-years from abroad
Drew5%
McKendree13%
New transfer students this fall
Drew62
McKendree300
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Drew14%
McKendree42%

Campus

Drew
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Landmark ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
McKendree
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why