Southern Illinois University

Find your pack!

Imagine the possibilities.

A university promoting access and opportunity. Where outstanding teaching fuels research and creativity. Where students become leaders and transform lives. SIU. Making it real.

Changing the mental health narrative

Chicago cousins Eric Banks, Marcellous Pollards and Jarelle Shipp earned Master of Social Work degrees this spring, a rare career choice for Black men. They became social workers to help people, especially in the Black community, overcome stereotypes and stigmas and seek help.

Exploring just how busy beavers can be

Brooks Pitman, a zoology graduate research assistant with the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, is using novel techniques to track and study beavers. Her work will lead to better management practices and help with the mammal’s reintroduction in various locales.

Improving structural “sandwiches”

Assistant professor Sabrina Nilufar received a $200,000 grant to seek ways to use additive manufacturing to more easily and efficiently make the “sandwich” materials used in everything from automotive to marine to aerospace applications.

IT’S A SALUKI NATION

Ways to make your education
investment count

No out-of-state Tuition Saluki Commitment Scholarships Financial Aid

At a Glance

11:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Lower than national average ratio means small class sizes

3,000

Outdoor Education

Over 3,000 acres of hills and forest for outdoor education and adventure

200+

Majors, Minors, and Specializations

More opportunities for a tailored education

69M

Grants

$69 million in external grants awarded for research and service last year

Be part of this

I am a future:

Freshman Student International student Graduate, Medical, or Law Student Transfer Student Online Student Military or Veteran Student

Saluki spotlight

Certified Wilderness First Responder. Leave No Trace master instructor. High ropes course instruction. Not a bad way to make the Dean’s List. Rockette Jaros, Recreation Professions major.

GET INVOLVED

Apply

Virtual Tour

Give

Welcome to

The dawg pound

#ThisIsSIU

ATHLETICS SPIRIT & TRADITIONS