Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university located in Edwardsville, Illinois, roughly twenty miles from St. Louis, Missouri. Also known as SIUE or simply The E, it is a co-educational, four-year school and part of the Southern Illinois University system. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has designated SIUE as a Master's College and University.
SIUE students can pursue more than 50 Bachelor's degrees and certificates, nearly 60 Master's degrees and post-Master's certificates, and Doctorates in a variety of fields, including educational administration, nursing, pharmacy and dental medicine. Through a partnership with Southern Illinois University Carbondale, students may earn PhD's in engineering, education and history. In addition to academic programs, SIUE offers continuing education programs in many different fields.
Most SIUE students are residents of Illinois. Non-resident and foreign students make up about 10 percent of the student body. SIUE alumni includes many who have been prominent in business, government, science, athletics, medicine and the entertainment industry.
The school's athletic mascot is the Cougar. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars compete in Division I of the NCAA's Ohio Valley Conference. SIUE also has a wide variety of extracurricular activities, such as honor societies, sports clubs, student clubs, and sororities and fraternities.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
SIUE offers loans, grants, scholarships, student employment, graduate employment/assistanceships, and veteran's funding to help students defray the cost of attendance.
Library System
The Lovejoy Library is named for abolitionist newspaper editor Elijah Lovejoy, who was killed in 1837. The library itself was established in 1965 and has approximately 800,000 volumes, 1.3 million microforms, 540,000 U.S. documents, 150,000 maps and aerial photos and 34,000 sound recordings.
Student Housing
Bluff Hall, Prairie Hall and Woodland Hall are meant to house first-year students, while upperclassmen, graduate students and families live in Evergreen Hall or Cougar Village Apartments. All units are fully furnished with utilities provided.
General Information
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Admission Office Campus Box 1600, Rendleman Hall, Rm 2120 Edwardsville, IL 62026-1600 (618) 650-3705 (800) 447-7483 Fax: (618) 650-5013 [email protected] Contact: Todd Burrell Director of Admissions |
Main Address Edwardsville, IL 62026 (618) 650-2000 www.siue.edu |
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Size Total undergrads: 10,977 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,922 Degree-seeking undergrads: 10,892 Graduate enrollment: 2,113 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $30 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 89% Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 73% |
College Majors
Arts, Visual & Performing Art – General B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biology B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Mass Communications/Media Studies B Computer & Information Sciences Computer Science B Education Early Childhood Education B Engineering Civil Engineering B Engineering Technologies Construction/Building Technologies B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Foreign Language & Literature Foreign Language & Literature – General B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Nursing (RN) B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Mathematics – General B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Exercise Sciences B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Chemistry B Psychology Psychology – General B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Security & Protective Services Criminal Justice Studies B Social Sciences Anthropology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor's degree C = Certificate or diploma |
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