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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1263 Lincoln Dr
Carbondale, IL 62901-4701


Fax number: (618) 453-3250
Website: https://siu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,000
Full-time undergraduates: 6,715
Part-time undergraduates: 1,285
Total graduate students: 3,107
Full-time graduate students: 2,098
Part-time graduate students: 1,009
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
16.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
66.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Nonresident Alien
0.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,136 acres
Nearest major city: St. Louis, MO

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 73%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 41%
Percent of students who live off campus: 59%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1748
Other computer facilities/services: Office 365, D2L Brightspace
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Undergraduate Student Government; Greek Councils; International Student Council; Black Affairs Council; Dawg Pound

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's equestrian sports NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's football NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's gymnastics NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's rugby NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's softball NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's table tennis NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's water polo NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's weight lifting NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Women's baseball  
Women's basketball  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's football  
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf  
Women's gymnastics  
Women's indoor track  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's rugby  
Women's soccer  
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball  
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's table tennis  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball  
Women's water polo  
Women's weight lifting  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; football; gymnastics; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; indoor track; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Veterans Airport of Southern I

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 64% within six months of graduation

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