Elizabethtown vs McKendree
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
BCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PACatholic life on campusCCatholic life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.McKendree UniversityLebanon, ILCatholic life on campus
At a glance
- Elizabethtown lists Mass every weekday; McKendree lists Mass 3 times a week.
- Elizabethtown has the higher graduation rate: 76% against 53% at McKendree.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Elizabethtown has the lower price after aid: $17,776 a year, against $21,928 at McKendree.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Elizabethtown: $62,399, against $58,572 at McKendree.
Catholic life
Faith or Catholic life grade
BCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
CCatholic life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
CCompass Score: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Mass times
Every weekday
3 times a week
Confession times
2 times a week
Campus ministry
2 listed
2 listed
The college
Control
Private nonprofit
Private nonprofit
Location
Elizabethtown, PA
Lebanon, IL
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
2,152
2,075
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
DAcademic Excellence: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
78%
72%
Average SAT
1204
ACT middle 50%
26–31
Graduation rate
76%
53%
First-year retention
84%
67%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$26,598
$24,717
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$17,776
$21,928
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$17,113
$21,432
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$20,967
$21,041
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$25,064
$28,333
Net price, over $110,000 income
$31,198
$29,066
Median debt
$27,000
$23,250
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$62,399
$58,572
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.