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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.

Campus Location

221 N Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63103-2097
USA
Main Tel: (314) 977-2222
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,538	61
Master	731	46
First-professional degree	411	2
Doctorale	152	24
Post-master's certificate	25	2
Postbaccalaureate certificate	16	6
< 1 year certificate	3	3

Students

Student enrollment was 15,539 in 2007-2008 (10,122 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 70% of enrolled students, graduate students are 21%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 10%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

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

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 30,728
Room	$ 4,900
Board	$ 3,860
Books and supplies	$ 1,500
Other	$ 6,224

Financial Aid: Saint Louis University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Saint Louis University-Main Campus:

Schools Similar to Saint Louis University

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	University of St Thomas	Saint Paul, MN	10,984
2	Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, NY	14,849
3	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829
4	Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA	10,125
5	University of San Diego	San Diego, CA	7,504
6	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, IL	15,545
7	Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	4,360
8	Chapman University	Orange, CA	6,022
9	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	9,844
10	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	19,682

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	74%
Women	71%
All	72%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	540-650
Math	550-660

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		485
Without tenure; working toward tenure		196
Without tenure; tenure not available		524

Housing and Meals

Saint Louis University provides on-campus housing for 3,542 of its 10,122 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

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) .

Highlights

Compared to other schools:

Saint Louis University-Main Campus Highlights

Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
Many students concentrating in law, religion and philosophy, nursing and emergency medicine, therapy and counseling, and medicine.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system.
On-campus hospital.
Library on-campus.
Campus housing available.
Student meal (board) plan.
Study abroad option.
Distance learning available.
Weekend study option.
Part-time classes available.
ROTC.
Athlete financial aid.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (6 awarded)

City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (550 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 (26 awarded)

Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (182 awarded)

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (89 awarded)

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

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (133 awarded)

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

FINE ARTS (18 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (29 awarded)

Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (270 awarded)

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

LIBERAL ARTS (235 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (105 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (60 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (131 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (194 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 (229 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (112 awarded)

Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (58 awarded)

Philosophy
Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (182 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (37 awarded)

Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (173 awarded)

Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (31 awarded)

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

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