About SIU

Greatness Happens Here

SIU - Your Illinois College

SIU is where brains and heart intersect. Our beautiful campus is home to major opportunities in a number of fields. We welcome students from all walks of life from around the world and pride ourselves on inclusivity.

There truly is something for everyone. Let us show you all the amazing things we have to offer. See for yourself by scheduling a campus visit, or you can jump right in and apply now.

What's a Saluki?

It's a dog, right? Yeah, but at SIU it's so much more. It's a mindset. Once a Saluki, always a Saluki.

Research at SIU

research at SIU, your college Illinois

Ranked among the top 5 percent of all U.S. higher education institutions for research, our students are making an impact in Southern Illinois and around the globe.

Point of Pride

Special Collections features a noteworthy assortment of world-class collections. Some are unique to SIU, such as the papers of Caresse Crosby, founder of the Black Sun Press, which published the works of D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway among many other notable writers of the time, and the papers of Katherine Dunham, renowned American dancer, choreographer, author, educator and social activist. Also included is arguably the strongest collection of papers from American philosophers, the John Dewey papers being the flagship of that group.

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At a Glance

Total Enrollment (including part-time): 11,359

Total Full-Time Students: 8,988

Undergraduate Students (full and part-time): 8,195

Professional Practice and Graduate Students
(full and part-time):
3,164

Female Students: 52.1%

Male Students: 47.9%

Average Undergraduate Age: 23.0

Ethnic Minority Enrollment: 29.4%

University Facts Website

Information retrieved from the Factbook 2023, Information provided by Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research

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