Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    McKendree has 9 pts more first-gen students than Morningside (33% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    McKendree has 1.5× as many undergrads as Morningside

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Morningside graduates 4 pts more of its students than McKendree (59% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Morningside's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at McKendree

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    McKendree grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than Morningside's ($58,572 vs. $55,494)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    McKendree's yield is 3 pts higher than Morningside's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Morningside admits 71%, McKendree 72%; McKendree's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
McKendree72%
Morningside71%
Quad's selectivity
  • McKendreeAccessible
  • MorningsideAccessible
SAT middle 50%
McKendreeTest-blind
MorningsideNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • McKendreeGPA and school record required
  • MorningsideGPA required

Who's on each campus

McKendree has 1.5× as many undergrads as Morningside; both have the same Pell share, 34%.

Undergrads
McKendree1.8K
Morningside1.2K
Pell Grant share
McKendree34%
Morningside34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at McKendree, and Business Administration and Management at Morningside.

Students per faculty member
McKendree16 to 1
Morningside12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • McKendreeRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse18%
  • MorningsideBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

McKendree and Morningside cost about the same a year on average; Morningside's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
McKendree$25.4K
Morningside$25.3K
Aid generosity
McKendree49%
Morningside53%

What each pays off

McKendree's former students earn more, a median $58.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
McKendree$58.6K
Morningside$55.5K
Graduation rate
McKendree54%
Morningside59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at McKendree but fell at Morningside; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • McKendreeGrowing+56%
  • MorningsideShrinking−34%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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