Saint Louis University-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Saint Louis University, or SLU, is a Jesuit Catholic research university with more than 13,000 students. Established in 1818 as Saint Louis Academy, it was the oldest university west of the Mississippi River and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States.

The Academy's name was changed to Saint Louis College in 1820. SLU enrolled its first African American student in 1944.

Presently, the college covers more than 240 acres in St. Louis, Missouri. A Madrid campus was established in 1967--the first freestanding campus operated by an American university in Europe.

SLU attracts students from more than 80 foreign countries and is the fourth largest Jesuit University in the country.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranks SLU 88th out of the more than 260 national universities in the United States and among the top five Jesuit universities for the seventh consecutive year.

The Princeton Review's Best 368 Colleges guidebook for 2009 named SLU one of the top schools in the country for undergraduate education.

The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Education and Public Service
• College of Philosophy and Letters
• Doisy College of Health Sciences
• John Cook School of Business
• Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology
• Saint Louis University School of Law
• Saint Louis University School of Public Health
• Saint Louis University School of Social Work
• School for Professional Studies
• School of Medicine
• The Graduate School

SLU has more than 10 fraternities and approximately seven sororities. Some of these Greek Organizations are Alpha Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi, Kappa Delta Rho, Alpha Delta Pi, Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Zeta Tau Alpha.

Some famous alumni of SLU are Christine Poon, Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson; Enrique Bola–os, President of Nicaragua; Gene Kranz, retired NASA Flight Director who served during the Gemini and Apollo programs; actor Robert Guillaume; William F. Quinn, the first Governor of Hawaii; Brian McBride, the only American to score in more than one FIFA World Cup Tournament; and Sister Rose Thering, the Dominican nun who campaigned against anti-Semitism in Catholic textbooks.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, nutrition and exercise therapy, nursing and emergency medicine, law, medicine, and business and management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 16,086 in 2009-2010 (10,020 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 70% of enrolled students, graduate students are 21%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Saint Louis University provides on-campus housing for 3,541 of its 10,020 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 10 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Atlantic 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 19 male students received the aid (men were 44% of those receiving aid) and 24 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 56% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Saint Louis University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (13 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (694 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Marketing
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (23 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Land Use Planning and Management/Development

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (204 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (72 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (137 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (11 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (314 awarded)

• Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)
• International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (246 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (92 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (62 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health Services Administration
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (117 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (246 awarded)

• Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (239 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (134 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (66 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (189 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Geophysics and Seismology
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (39 awarded)

• Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (201 awarded)

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (38 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations