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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, or SIUE, is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. It is the younger of the two constituent institutions of Southern Illinois University. It was established in 1957. According to US News & World Report, America's best colleges of 2008, SIUE ranks in the top ten Midwest masters public colleges. The campus is spread across an area of 2,660 acres.

SIUE offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

  • Graduate School
  • School of Business
  • School of Dental Medicine
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • College of Arts & Sciences

SIUE’s School of Business has been ranked Best 290 Business School in the 2008 edition of the Princeton Review. The university is home to several student clubs and organizations. SIUE has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities including Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Lambda, and Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Campus Location

Il State Rte 157
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1001
USA
Main Tel: (618) 650-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and music.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor2,07845
Master72147
First-professional degree482
Post-master's certificate2910
First-professional certificate61
Postbaccalaureate certificate68

Students

Student enrollment was 13,398 in 2007-2008 (11,496 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students, graduate students are 19%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 7,324
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 16,099
Room$ 4,380
Board$ 3,670
Books and supplies$ 715
Other$ 8,019

Financial Aid: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  270
Without tenure; working toward tenure  187
Without tenure; tenure not available  154

Housing and Meals

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides on-campus housing for 3,500 of its 11,496 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Ohio Valley Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 100 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 99 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men91%
Women88%
All89%

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (37 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (510 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing Research

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (56 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (377 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (199 awarded)

  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (39 awarded)

  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (110 awarded)

  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (29 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (431 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Geography
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (22 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (76 awarded)

  • Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (73 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (54 awarded)

  • Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (28 awarded)

  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (217 awarded)

  • Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  • Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (109 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (211 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (82 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (194 awarded)

  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology
  • School Psychology

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