McKendree University

Brand · Higher Education

Company overview

McKendree University, located just 25 minutes from St. Louis, Missouri, in Lebanon, Illinois, is a private comprehensive university offering over 50 undergraduate, eight graduate and two doctoral academic programs. Founded in 1828, McKendree stands as Illinois' oldest university, and is an inclusive community which strives to provide a high quality educational experience to outstanding students.

Lebanon, Illinois, USA

712 employees (26 in marketing)

Salaries

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People

Founders

Michele (Heet) Erschen

Managing Director of Marketing and Communications

Dan Dobbins

Jim Dennis

Hiring contacts

Ricardo Ortega

Chief Human Resources Officer

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +1% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$60K

Last raise

$60K

Grant, 9 years ago

Funding history

Sep 2017

Grant McKendree University · $60K

Audience

Monthly website visitors

65K

Month over month+23%

Quarter over quarter-21.2%

Top sourceSearch (48.8%)

Ad budget per month$2.0K

Average search rank51.2

Traffic source mix

Search

48.8%

Direct

42.8%

Referral

6.9%

Social

0.9%

Paid referral

0.5%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

19K

12-mo growth

+3.6%

Monthly growth

+0.5%

News

Men's Bowling Places 25th at the McKendree Match Games

Nov 24, 2025 • thomasmoresaints.com

Women's Bowling Places 19th at the McKendree Match Games

Nov 24, 2025 • thomasmoresaints.com

Eagles Defeat West Texas A&M in Baker at McKendree Matchgames

Nov 24, 2025 • Edgewood University Athletics

Links

Open positions

Marketing and Communications Specialist

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL (On-site)

In-houseFull-timeMid level2+ years exp.

1 open marketing positions

Marketing and Communications Specialist

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL (On-site)

In-houseFull-timeMid level2+ years exp.