This document is a viewbook for Southern Illinois University at Carbondale that provides information about the university experience. It highlights several students and their experiences with undergraduate research, student support services, campus life, student organizations, and academic opportunities. It also includes details about majors offered, colleges, facts, admissions, financial aid, and visiting campus. The overall message is that SIU provides students with a top-tier research university experience alongside a small college atmosphere and extensive support.

1. Southern IllInoIS unIverSIty
Ca r b o n da l e
no bounds

2. What you’ll find:
The SIU experience:
4 » Brock: Undergrad Research
6 » Emily: Student Support
8 » Our Backyard: Carbondale and the Region
10 » Marcus: Student Leadership and Organizations
We SHAPe THOSe WHO
16 » Alexis: Honors and Opportunities
20 » Student Life and Activities
Important details:
SHAPe THe FUTURe.
12 » Range of Majors
We’ll give you access to everything 14 » The Colleges of SIU Overview
you need to make your college experience 18 » Fast Facts
challenging, exciting, and completely your own. Next steps:
We’ll connect you with faculty mentors who will not only recognize your 22 » Admissions and Financial Aid
strengths, but will connect you with opportunities that fit them. We’ll ramp up 24 » Visiting Campus
your academic career with the Saluki First Year Program to ensure that your
transition to college life is as smooth as possible. And all along the way, we’ll
offer the active support you need to take your education as far as you want.
This viewbook will begin to show you how SIU can help. You’ll
research university.
understand how the connections here on campus can shape
your academic experience and your life beyond. You’ll see that
SIU is a place where first-generation students quickly feel at
home (page 6). Where belonging to groups really ensures
academic success (page 16). We’ll help you get started with
small college.
the admissions and financial aid process on
page 22. Because we believe our support
should begin before you even enroll.

3. What you’ll find:
The SIU experience:
4 » Brock: Undergrad Research
6 » Emily: Student Support
8 » Our Backyard: Carbondale and the Region
10 » Marcus: Student Leadership and Organizations
16 » Alexis: Honors and Opportunities
20 » Student Life and Activities
Important details:
12 » Range of Majors
14 » The Colleges of SIU Overview
18 » Fast Facts
Next steps:
22 » Admissions and Financial Aid
24 » Visiting Campus
ALL ThE bRAINs Of A NATIONALLY RANKED REsEARch uNIvERsITY.
ALL ThE hEART Of A smALL cOLLEgE.
What does it mean to be a nationally
ranked research university? It’s having
the facilities, faculty, and commitment to
invest in innovations that improve the quality
of life. But we think it doesn’t mean much
without mentorship that instills those values in
the next generation. And we found the perfect
balance of teaching and research—without
NATIONALLY RANKED. compromising on either. You can see it in our
The Carnegie Foundation faculty’s determination to pursue their passions
for the Advancement and remain a transformative force in their
of Teaching ranks SIU students’ lives. So whether you know exactly
among the top 5 percent what you want from a university or you’re still
of all U.S. higher looking for the right environment to unearth
education institutions your potential, we invite you to experience an
for research. education where big things are always within
reach. And where you will know no bounds.

4. We’ve made it our mission to dismantle
anything that comes between people and
discovery. Whether those barriers are
physical, personal, or financial, we’ll do the
hard work to break them down to ensure
that each student has every opportunity. However
big your plans, wherever your ambitions lie,
we’ll help you realize them. This is not new.
We were built on a foundation of access for
the underserved, people with disabilities, veterans,
and anyone who ever wondered how far their
drive could take them. And it’s why whenever
anyone asks a Saluki “What’s stopping you?”
the answer will always be “Nothing.”
TO mAKE suRE
2
NOThINg Is IN YOuRs. 3

5. bROcK, sOphOmORE
WALTONvILLE, IL
pRE-mED
sIu REsEARch
ThE shARED ThRILL
Of DIscOvERY.
It’s not limited to any
one college or depart-
ment. It cuts across the
entire university. It’s a
shared value to expand
knowledge and pursue
passions wherever they
lead. Some of our break-
throughs:
bIg scIENcE. SIU is home
to the Consortium for Embedded
Systems, the only National
Science Foundation–funded
national consortium of electron-
Top Tier. Hands on.
ics research. Embedded systems
*
use microprocessors small and
light enough to attach to butter-
flies to study their movements.
cLEAN hEALTh. Engineering
professor James W. Blackburn
Brock was an Illinois is using a grant from the Bill and
State Scholar and the vale­ Melinda Gates Foundation to
dictorian of his graduating design a potentially life-saving
class in Waltonville. He held We are a nationally ranked, top-tier research but we’re also defining the nationally ranked sanitation system for developing
nations using only naturally
just about every leadership position
available and received awards for institution. In every way, we’ve earned that distinction. research institution experience in a new way. We’ve occurring biochemical processes
trigonometry, anatomy, physiology, Our faculty are published experts who are active in made huge investments and expanded our research and wind power to operate.
and leadership. He always knew
that he’d do well in college. He just their fields. Our alums are accomplished entrepreneurs. focus—without losing our connection to mentorship INTO ThE WILD. Wildlife
managers in India are relying
didn’t know if he’d be able to find As a university, we’ve generated patents and offered and teaching. because we think that nothing should on the expertise of Clay Nielsen,
a university that shared his drive. a professor in our Cooperative
businesses the innovations they need to grow. come between people and discovery, and top-tier Wildlife Research Laboratory,
“I’ve found a place that has the should also be hands-on. as they look for ways to protect
local villagers from tigers.
perfect combination of accessi­
bility and opportunity,” says And vice versa.
Brock. “I’ve travelled to Taiwan
to represent the University
Honors Program. I’m working
closely with my faculty mentor on
genetic research with far­reaching
impact. I’m also building my
resume, gaining invaluable experi­
ence, and getting a head start on
an M.D. in oncology. And I get to
do all of this as a sophomore.”
*We were placed among Tier 1 National
Universities by US News & World Report 2011.
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6. EmILY, sOphOmORE
LINcOLN, IL
cRImINOLOgY & cRImINAL JusTIcE
Welcome. It’s something our students
feel almost immediately the first
time they step on campus. It’s a
connectedness fueled by the shared
thrill of discovery and deep respect
for community. It comes through in
everyday interactions—from
unsolicited help on move-in day to
intense, collaborative research
throughout the year.
We’re sIu sTuDENT sERvIcEs
WE’vE gOT
POWereD BY
bY
YOuR bAcK.
Emily knew that SIU Once you’re a Saluki,
was a public research you join a supportive
institution. But the spirit of network.
INTERACTIONS.
INTERAcTIONs.
collaboration was not something she
expected. “I graduated from a class of sALuKI cAREs. Our faculty and
200,” she recalls, “I thought ‘I’m just staff care about your welfare;
going to be one little person on this no issue is too big or too
huge campus.’ Though I was uncer­ small—anything that’s a concern
tain about the experience, I knew I to you is a concern to all of us.
wanted to be active. So I enrolled just salukicares.siu.edu
hoping for the best. And that’s exactly
what I got.
We support our students just as much uNIvERsITY cOLLEgE. With
as we challenge them. Through our unmatched cross-departmental
collaboration, this program—
“Professors were so helpful—they
really cared about me. They said
saluki first Year program, you’ll come which includes Saluki First
Year—connects you with
‘Here’s what’s out there and what in contact with the extensive support events, programs, and services
you can do.’ I was encouraged to
become a Research Rookie—a
network on campus. Our faculty can to keep you fully engaged in
your SIU experience.
program designed to get first­year find your strengths and help develop firstyear.siu.edu
students acquainted with research
(srrp.siu.edu)—and, ultimately,
them. And career services will help WRITINg cENTER. Papers will
present my work. Which led you navigate your chosen field while need to be written. By you. But
no worries, we help everyone
to my research as a sophomore
on ways to disrupt gang activity—
you’re here and after you graduate. develop professor-pleasing and
employer-grabbing communica-
something that will help me It’s how we connect what’s in you with tion skills. write.siu.edu
pursue a career in the FBI. That’s
how it is: one thing always leads to
what’s in the world. cAREER sERvIcEs. Job fairs,
another—every interaction builds mock interviews, and resume
to something bigger and better.” critiques. careerservices.siu.edu
Opportunities are literally everywhere on campus. Emily was a regular in the Rec Center when
she mentioned that she’d like to be involved. The staff picked up on her request and sent her to get
6 certified the following week. And soon she was a fitness instructor leading the Turbo Kick class. 7

7. humility has a place—just not here.
We’re not ashamed to admit that our WE ARE hOmE 55% Of
campus, carbondale, and the region are just TO INTERNATIONAL NEW fREshmEN
absolutely gorgeous. Of course, these two sTuDENTs fROm ARE fROm ThE
pages can’t do it justice. The only way OvER
90cOuNTRIEs. chIcAgOLAND
AREA.
to really experience it is to step into it.
breathe the air. Tap into the natural energy
that has inspired and recharged salukis
for generations. schedule a visit (page 24)
and see it yourself.
mIssOuRI sENDs mORE so
uth
ern illin
oi
s
sTuDENTs TO sIu ThAN ANY
OThER sTATE IN ThE NATION
EXcEpT ILLINOIs. WE’RE JusT
TWO hOuRs fROm sT. LOuIs. c a r b o n d a l e
sALuKI sTADIum
Every year Carbondale hosts the
Big Muddy gARDEN Of ThE gODs. JusT ONE Of mANY sTuDY
Film Festival.
bigmuddyfilm.com
bREAK EscApEs (LIKE gIANT cITY AND 14 OThER
sTATE pARKs mINuTEs fROm cAmpus). 9

8. mARcus, sENIOR
WhEATON, IL
JOuRNALIsm: ADvERTIsINg/
INTEgRATED mARKETINg cOmmuNIcATIONs
rewarded.
Marcus is a people person.
And as former student body presi­
dent, he represented 16,000 of
them. “I’m in the College of
Journalism studying marketing and
communications with a focus on
initiative
PR and advertising,” says Marcus. sIu sTuDENT
“But it’s my time outside the class­ ORgANIzATIONs
room that has really given me added being involved has a huge impact on academic success.
perspective and appreciation for And sIu has over 400 student-led organizations to make that ENhANcE YOuR
different points of view.
happen. It’s easy to find a club or start one. It’s almost inevitable. AcADEmIc
“I’ve been involved with almost You’ll begin to make connections and eventually, those EXpERIENcE.
every student event on some Everyone knows that
level. And that experience sIu students want more from a university than life connections build to big things—like everything else at sIu. when you get involved
has been invaluable. I was able to
see student life in ways that no
in a classroom. They want experiences that can you boost your GPA
take them as far as they want to go. We know that and your chances of
one else can. It’s a collection graduating on time.
of cultures. I’ve actually learned
some Farsi. It’s a network of
more employers are looking at what students have From academic organiza-
future business leaders. It’s an done outside the classroom as much as what they’ve tions to interest- and
identity-based clubs,
army of advocates who mobilize
to do the good work that needs
accomplished inside. They want to see who is SIU has one of the
to be done. It’s also the perfect challenging themselves and who is pursuing their most inclusive, eclectic
campuses in the state.
preparation for my career—
student life has taught me how
passion as well as a degree.
siu.orgsync.com
to bring people together.”
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9. mAJORs Metalsmithing Cinema & Photography Economics Foreign Language & Health Care Management Marketing Radio-Television Zoology Classical Civilization
Painting Cinema Financial Economics International Trade Health Education* Mathematics* Digital Communication Animal Biology Coaching
Accounting
Printmaking Photography General Economics Chinese Community Health Education Media Industries Environmental Biology
Africana Studies Mechanical Engineering East Asian Civilization
Sculpture Digital Communication International Economics French School Health Education Electronic Journalism Fisheries Biology
Agribusiness Economics German Microbiology Environmental Studies
Automotive Technology Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Production-Radio/Audio, TV/Video Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Japanese History* Mining Engineering Equine Studies
Agricultural Systems Wildlife Biology
Aviation Flight** Environmental Engineering Electronic Systems Technologies Hospitality & Tourism Geological Engineering Radiologic Sciences
Agricultural Education Spanish Forensic Science
Electronics Management Administration Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound
Agricultural Systems Technology Aviation Management Classics
Forestry Mortuary Science & Magnetic Resonance Imaging/
pRE-pROfEssIONAL Global Studies
Food Service Management
Agriculture Communication Aviation Technologies Communication Disorders & Elementary Education* Forest Hydrology Funeral Services Computed Tomography pROgRAm, Greek
Hospitality and Tourism
Agriculture Production Aircraft Maintenance Sciences* Engineering Technology Forest Recreation & Park Lodging Management
Music* Radiation Therapy Technology NON-DEgREE pROgRAms Japanese
General Agriculture Aviation Electronics Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Technology Management Music Business Pre-Chiropractic
Helicopter Maintenance Tourism Management Recreation Kinesiology
Animal Science Computer and Electrical Forest Resources Management Music Education Pre-Dentistry
English* Event Planning and Management Leisure Service Management Latin
Biological Sciences* Engineering (dual degree) Urban Forest Management Music Theory-Composition
Equine Science Creative Writing Therapeutic Recreation Pre-Law
Computer Science Human Nutrition & Dietetics Open Studies Latino and Latin American Studies
Production Biology Education General French*
Industrial Technology Performance-Guitar Rehabilitation Services Pre-Medicine
Science & Pre-Veterinary Biomedical Science Criminology and Criminal Justice Pre-Professional International Public Service Museum Studies
Ecology Manufacturing Technology Performance-Instrumental Social Science Pre-Nursing
Dental Hygiene Native American Studies
Anthropology Exercise Science Geography & Environmental
Information Systems Technologies Performance-Keyboard Social Work Pre-Optometry
Business and Administration Design Resources Peace Studies
Architectural Studies Fashion Design & Merchandising Performance-Voice
General Design Climate and Water Resources Interior Design Sociology Pre-Pharmacy
Business Economics Fashion Design Photography
Art* Piano Pedagogy
Environmental Management International Studies Spanish* Pre-Physical Therapy
Art Education Chemistry* Early Childhood* Fashion Merchandising Studio Jazz Performance Russian
Geographic Information Science Africa and the Middle East International Public Service Pre-Physician Assistant
Art History Biochemistry Child and Family Services Fashion Stylist Women’s Studies
Asia and the South Pacific Musical Theater Pre-Podiatry
Ceramics Business Preschool/Primary Geology Special Education* Television Studies
Finance Europe Paralegal Studies
Communication Design Environmental Environmental Geology Special Education/ Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Financial Institutions Latin America and the Carribean Pre-Law
Drawing Forensic Geophysics Elementary Education Pre-Major (for students
Financial Management Key
General Studio American Chemical Society Resource Geology Journalism Philosophy Speech Communication deciding on a major)
Investments * = Teacher certification
Glass Certification Advertising/Integrated Marketing Pre-Law Intercultural Communication
German Studies* program available
Industrial Design
Fire Service Management***
International Public Service
Communications
Physical Education* Interpersonal Communication ROTc
New Media News Production ** = Associate’s degree
Organizational Communication Aerospace Studies program; can lead toward
Digital Communication Physical Therapist Assistant**
Performance Studies Army Military Science a Bachelor’s degree or
News-Editorial Physics third year specialization
Persuasive Communication beyond Associate’s
Photojournalism Computational Physics
Biomedical Physics
Public Relations mINORs *** = Offered off-campus only
Linguistics (Most majors are also available
Materials and Nanophysics Sport Administration as a minor)
English as a New Language
Physiology Technical Resource Management Aerospace Studies (Air Force
Management Health & Safety Management ROTC)
Entrepreneurship Plant & Soil Science
Professional Construction Air Traffic Control
Global E-Business Business Management
Health Care Enterprises Environmental Studies Airport Management and Planning
Landscape Horticulture Theater
Personnel Management Aircraft Product Support
Turf Grass Management University Studies
Supply Chain Management American Studies
Plant Biology Workforce Education &
Development Aquatics
Ecology Army Military Science
Business, Marketing,
Molecular & Biochemical Computer Education* (Army ROTC)
Physiology
Family & Consumer Sciences* Asian Studies
Systematics & Biodiversity
Health Careers* Child and Family Services
Political Science Technology Education* Chinese
International Affairs Career & Technical Education*
Pre-Law Education, Training &
Public Service Development
Psychology
RANgE Of mAJORs
sOuThERN ILLINOIs uNIvERsITY
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10. fOR EvERY JOuRNEY
ThE cOLLEgEs Of sOuThERN ILLINOIs uNIvERsITY
cOLLEgE Of cOLLEgE Of AppLIED cOLLEgE Of busINEss cOLLEgE Of mAss cOLLEgE Of EDucATION cOLLEgE Of ENgINEERINg cOLLEgE Of LIbERAL ARTs cOLLEgE Of scIENcE schOOL Of mEDIcINE schOOL Of LAW
AgRIcuLTuRAL scIENcEs scIENcEs AND ARTs We believe that the best cOmmuNIcATION AND AND humAN sERvIcEs Of the top 10 income-generating It’s hard to encapsulate We are literally building We offer the perfect springboard A legal education at Southern
The agricultural heart of the We’ve helped elevate the businesses have both ingenuity mEDIA ARTs We’re meeting the demand for careers in the country, seven this college into one tidy the future. Since 2000, over into any health career. The Illinois University School of Law
Midwest is our classroom. Our university to a major Carnegie I and integrity. And the new We are recognized and collaborative problem-solvers, contain the word “engineering.” paragraph. Every story and 40 new faculty have been Medical/Dental Education is shaped by what we value:
programs prepare students to research institution by model is built from equal parts respected across all media. more effective communicators, And we prepare our graduates experience is as individual as added, bringing with them Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) students, teaching, scholarship,
work in agribusiness, public answering the demand for individualistic entrepreneurs and WSIU Public Broadcasting and champions of culture and to be the very best in their the students pursuing degrees. new energy and enthusiasm. is a department of the Southern service, and community. We
policy, and environmental an educated workforce in the collaborative team players. So operates Public Broadcasting knowledge. We prepare the fields. We are comprised With academic departments We’ve introduced several new Illinois University School of provide a rigorous, high-value
agencies. We use a 2,000-acre, southern Illinois region and we give our students access to Service (PBS) television stations next generation of leadership of five departments: Civil and offering majors and minors in patents and patent applications Medicine. It was founded in legal education that prepares
on-campus farm to offer the beyond. By maintaining strong the latest technology including and National Public Radio (NPR) in every sector—public, private, Environmental Engineering, the fine arts, humanities, and to give the next generation 1972 to provide broader access our students for the challenges
best in traditional agricultural ties with business and industry. The Burnell D. Kraft Trading radio stations. The annual non-profit. And the result is not Computer and Electrical social sciences, the College of alternative fuels and nano- to health professions schools for of a 21st-century legal
education. But we don’t stop And by connecting enthusiastic Floor, which provides real-time Big Muddy Film Festival is an only in better outcomes for our Engineering, Engineering Liberal Arts offers disciplinary materials. Every year, we educationally and economically career. Our curriculum equips
there. We’ve expanded our students with expert faculty and simulation of commodities international event. The Daily alums but a better society for Technology, Mechanical and interdisciplinary studies appear in over three hundred disadvantaged students. Every students for a career in any
programs to include nutrition research opportunities as early and financial trading. We Egyptian, one of the premiere everyone. Engineering and Energy that foster learning, effective peer-reviewed publications year we enroll highly motivated environment—from a legal aid
and health, the production of as their first semester. connect them with faculty who daily college newspapers in Processes, and Mining and communication, career success, in respected journals. And students into this intensive, office to a large urban law firm,
specialty crops, tourism, and the are world-class researchers the country, began in 1916. The Six of our programs Mineral Resources Engineering. and a broadly informed and we’ve demonstrated a five-fold supportive program. And we from a corporate board room to
protection and enhancement of Though our graduates succeed and leaders. And when they Global Media Research Center have been ranked in the Each department offers a level critically thoughtful citizenry. increase in external grant watch dreams come into focus. a government agency—and our
the environment. across the board, 100% of graduate, they tap into an alumni fosters ongoing interaction Top 100 in the country, of access to the best minds from awards from $2M/yr in 2002 low tuition rates free them to
2009 Dental Hygienist graduates network of 20,000 who actively between academic research and including Rehabilitation around the world as well as 33% of all PhDs up to $11M/yr in 2008. For our The journal Annuals of Internal go wherever their dreams might
Philanthropist Howard Buffett is passed the national board exam improve their communities and both creative and professional Counseling (ranked 6th). the best facilities in the state. awarded from SIU come from new students this means a Medicine named the School take them.
investing $7 million in our on the first attempt. their boardrooms. media practice. ehs.siu.edu the College of Liberal Arts. greater experience, eye contact of Medicine one of
researchers to find efficient and asa.siu.edu Engineering students don’t cola.siu.edu with respected experts, and the top 15 medical Graduates taking the February
sustainable ways to feed the We are accredited by the For a third time in the past just build Formula-style academics with momentum.
schools in the nation for 2011 bar exam for the first
world, help growers, and protect Association to Advance four years, the all-student crew racecars, moonbuggies, and
social mission. time had a significantly
the environment. Collegiate Schools of Business of “alt.news 26:46” has earned robots, they compete— In the last two years, three of our
siumed.edu/medprep higher pass rate than
coas.siu.edu International—which means a national Emmy as the and win—in national science majors were named to
the Illinois average.
we are in the top 10% of best collegiate competitions. USA Today’s All-USA law.siu.edu
business schools nationwide. television magazine engineering.siu.edu College Academic Team.
business.siu.edu show in the nation. science.siu.edu
mcma.siu.edu
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11. ALEXIs, sOphOmORE
QuINcY, IL
zOOLOgY
sIu bEYOND ThE
cLAssROOm
Alexis just had to be in
the world—in order to
save it. “I grew up outdoors,”
EXcEL EvERYWhERE.
recalls Alexis. “Before I knew it as
As much as you’ll love it,
a complex web of ecosystems, it at some point you will
was just nature to me. And I loved leave SIU. We want to
it. But it wasn’t until I went scuba be sure you have all the
diving in Mexico and saw the tools you’ll need when
most beautiful coral reefs littered you do. If you’re part of
with plastic cups that I knew I had We offer research opportunities as early as freshman year—students our honors program,
getting those opportuni-
to take a stronger role to give it
a fighting chance. So I enrolled at often present at national conferences and are published alongside ties to go deeper into
SIU and prepared for research. faculty experts in respected journals. We keep the doors open to some your field will be almost
automatic. You’ll have a
“I thought research meant being of the best facilities in the country so that when students burn the faculty advisor to help
locked in a lab. But I was offered midnight oil, they’re fueling their careers. We’ve designed the academic you make the best
an opportunity through the hon­ choices for your career
ors program to participate in experience around the idea that there’s no such thing as too ambitious. goals. You’ll be invited
We create possibilities. And students seize them.
research my freshman year. It was to participate in special
incredible. I was able to dive in research projects or
and study small mammals where travel opportunities. But
they live. It also opened a lot of even if you’re not in the
doors for me and highlighted the Our honors community is overflowing with students who bring honors program, there
importance of research in conser­ equal amounts of accomplishment and ambition. being part of are still plenty of ways
vation. Right now I’m helping to to find experiences
expand the aquaculture industry that community means that you will work closely with mentors beyond the classroom.
before I go off to my internship
at the Whale Center and then on
in intense, small class settings. You can take advantage of REACH undergrad research grants:
to my master’s in marine biology. opportunities to represent sIu at universities around the world. reach.siu.edu
Study Abroad: ips.siu.edu/sa
SIU has offered me possibilities
that I never thought possible.”
You’ll be able to build on your momentum—and have a level of Internships: careerservices.siu.edu
access you won’t find anywhere else.
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12. fAcuLTY:
Published in nearly 10,000 journal articles, 700 books, and 2,000
book chapters since 2003. RANKINgs:
88% have the terminal degree in their field. Carnegie-rated Research University/High Research Activity institution.
Number of patents awarded: 43 Top 4% of higher ed institutions, by the National Science Foundation.
96% of our faculty are full-time teaching and research professionals. Tier one of “Top Public Universities: National Universities” in
US News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2011.”
Best in the nation for the number of African American students earning a
bachelor’s degree in education according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
College of Business was ranked in top 5% of business schools around the
world.
schOLARshIps: Named in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition as an
Nearly 85% of students receive some form of financial aid. institution that demonstrates a notable commitment to sustainability.
$10.4 million in scholarships awarded each year.
SIU at a glance cOsTs:
Tuition and fees: $11,038
sTuDENTs:
15,137 undergrads from all 50 states and 92 countries.
29% of undergrads are minority students.
4,223 graduate students are working toward their
master’s, PhD, law, or medical degrees.
sIzE: Housing + meals: $8,648
Over 80% of classes have fewer than 30 students. Books and supplies: $1,100
53% of classes have 19 students or fewer. Other living expenses: $2,675
Student to faculty ratio: 16:1 Total: $23,461
AcADEmIcs:
200+ majors, minors, and specializations
8 colleges
2 professional schools: Law and Medicine
173 of SIU’s 454 registered student
organizations are academics-focused.
ALumNI:
212,065 strong.
80% employed full time within 12 months after graduation. fAcILITIEs:
The Student Recreation Center is the energized hub on campus. reccenter.siu.edu
95% were “very satisfied” with their SIU experience, based on
the SIUC Survey of Graduates after Graduation. 15,000 seat Saluki Stadium is the centerpiece of Saluki Way.
92% of students are satisfied with their degrees. Morris Library was completely renovated and updated in 2009. lib.siu.edu
The New Media Center (NMC) keeps SIU at the forefront of digital media and animation.
Our Aviation program will grow with a 200,000-square-foot-plus Transportation Education Center to be completed Fall 2012.
There are over 280,000 square feet of arts facilities, including a glass-blowing studio, a theater, and practice rooms.
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13. We are salukis. That’s not just a name.
It’s a belief that we’re all capable of
big things, and we’re all in this
saluki You can feel the saluki spirit all throughout campus.
It lives on in the passionate performances of our theatre
productions. It energizes students in our rec center
pride
together. It’s a shared set of high and in intramural sports. It inspires art, sparks
expectations—what we expect debate, and reverberates in carbondale and
from ourselves as well as each other. beyond. We have countless ways to
It’s a network of support on and off the experience it. And 400 ways sTuDENT
field. It’s an answer to a challenge. It’s to stir up some of your own. REcREATION
cENTER.
kicking down barriers while building a for all the
fuels us.
stronger world. ways to
sweat:
reccenter.siu.edu
sALuKI AThLETIcs.
We compete in
Division I in the
following sports and
our student-athletes
are among the best
in the nation:
Men’s: Women’s: ALL IN.
Baseball Basketball Whether you play Saluki Pride unites You’re here to become a
Basketball Cross Country Division I, cheer every club and fully developed individual.
from the organization
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Softball stands, or
find your own
ONE uNIvERsITY. on campus—
from Disc
To explore every dimension
of your personality
Golf Swimming
Swimming Tennis way to express it Golf to So Ill and interests. And we
Tennis Track
off the field, Improv Comedy. have everything. Even
Track Volleyball a Dairy Club.
siu.edu/rso
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14. Our support starts here. The college decision is a big FINANCIAL AID:
one—but that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated. Affordability. Our commitment to access extends to our
We’ve broken down the process into a few easy steps. financial aid office. We want to be sure that there are
no financial barriers keeping you from earning your degree
ADmIssIONs AND fINANcIAL AID
and when you graduate, you’ll begin your life with as
little debt as possible.
That’s why: hOW TO AppLY fOR
ADMISSIONS: • Nearly 80 percent of our students receive financial aid
fINANcIAL AID:
• If you’re from Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, or 1. Fill out the FAFSA at
Apply online. Go to admissions.siu.edu, fill out the form Tennessee, you’ll pay only what an Illinois resident pays. FAFSA.ed.gov
AppLIcATION chEcKLIsT and include a payment of $30. Then send in your high • Truth in tuition locks in your tuition rate for four 2. Enter our Federal School Code
1. Complete an application: 001758 on the FAFSA
admissions.siu.edu/applynow
school transcripts, ACT or SAT scores, as well as your official consecutive years.
2. Include a $30 application fee transcripts from any colleges you’ve attended.
(nonrefundable)
3. Send official high
school transcripts
contact us. 1-618-536-4405 or email us: joinsiuc@siu.edu. fINANcIAL AID OpTIONs
We’ll get back to you in no time with answers, clarifications,
fao.siu.edu
Your financial aid options include
4. Include a copy of ACT scholarships, grants, loans, and
or SAT scores and pointers. When we say we welcome your questions— work-study programs.
5. Send official transcripts from we mean it. Personal attention is sort of our thing.
any colleges attended fao.siu.edu
fill out the fAfsA. It’s free. It’s online (at FAFSA.ed.gov).
And it opens up all of your college financing options.
TRANsfER sTuDENT? Then simply submit it when you apply. fINANcIAL AID DEADLINE
We’ll work with you to complete the fAfsA after
transfer your credit hours.
January 1st but before
admissions.siu.edu/apply/transfer march 1st to receive priority
consideration.
AppLIcATION DEADLINE Our priority application
date for freshman applications
Apply early for the best chance
of admissions, scholarships, and is December 1st. The final admissions.siu.edu
financial aid. application deadline is may 1st.
mORE suppORT:
Freshman application checklist:
admissions.siu.edu/checklist
Admissions requirements:
admissions.siu.edu/requirements
Earn SIU credit while still
in high school:
admissions.siu.edu/concurrent
LIvE hERE.
Most of our undergrads live on
campus their first year in
residence halls, including our
Living Learning Communities,
reserved for students in similar
majors or with similar interests.
See all of our housing options.
housing.siu.edu
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the way the sWIm, cANOE, OR hIKE
University students get.
the feeling AT cAmpus LAKE
ThOmpsON pOINT
pLEAsED TO mEET YOu.
hOusINg
The sense that SIU is right
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for them; when they just
click with our campus. It’s the intangible, indescribable
connection that tells them that they’re home.
Open house. Get the full
OpEN hOusE/TOuR DATEs:
Southern Illinois
Saluki experience. Tour cOLLEgE Of AppLIED scIENcEs & ARTs:
hANDs-ON LEARNINg, cREATIvE ThINKINg
campus and residence Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011
admissions.siu.edu/visit
halls. Meet with
representatives from
University
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
cOLLEgE Of ENgINEERINg:
cuTTINg-EDgE TEAchINg, REsEARch
Admissions, Financial Aid, C ARBONDALE
and Housing. Attend
information sessions. And fill up on info at our
sIu ARENA, cOmpLETELY RENOvATED IN 2010,
information fair. hOsTs mEN’s AND WOmEN’s bAsKETbALL.
Individualized tours. If you know you’re serious
about SIU, have an intense, focused visit that includes
meeting with a representative in your academic area
of interest. It is important to register well before the
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day you want to visit, since these appointments are
scheduled based solely on your interests.
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AugusT 2010 AND sEATs 15,000
Morris Library holds more than
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million volumes
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