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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, or SIUE, is located in Edwardsville, Illinois. It is the younger of the two constituent institutions of Southern Illinois University. It was established in the year 1957. According to US News & World Report's America's best colleges (2008), SIUE is considered a top tier school in the Midwest masters category and ranks among the top ten Midwest masters public colleges. Its Business school was ranked as a Best 290 Business School in the 2008 edition of the Princeton Review.

SIUE offers undergraduate and graduate programs in diverse areas of study. It is divided into the following academic divisions:

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

SIUE’s official mascot is Cory Cougar and their sports teams are nicknamed the Cougars.

Overview of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Students attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Edwardsville, IL, a large suburb. The school is a public institution. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville degrees go up to the Post-Master's certificate.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Selectivity

The school is selective and does not offer open admission.

Faculty

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Body

There are 13,398 students at the school (as of 2007).

Student Life

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. The school values student athletics, and belongs to the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public comprehensive university dedicated to the communication, expansion, and integration of knowledge through excellent undergraduate education as its first priority and complementary excellent graduate and professional academic programs; through the scholarly, creative, and research activity of its faculty, staff, and students; and through public service and cultural and arts programming in its region."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Il State Rte 157
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1001
General Phone: (618) 650-2000
http://www.siue.edu

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management576business management, accounting, MIS, managerial economics, marketing research
Liberal Arts450English, sociology, speech and rhetoric, history, liberal arts and sciences, political science, economics, geography, ...
Education And Teaching412elementary school teaching, special ed, educational administration, early childhood education, health teaching, instructional media design, secondary teaching, reading teaching, ...
Nursing And Emergency Medicine225registered nursing, nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, various nursing, nursing administration, surgical nurse, community nurse, mental health nursing
Science184biology, chemistry, physics, biotechnology
Therapy And Counseling174psychology, school psychology, art therapy
Engineering169civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering
Family And Social Work114social work, public administration
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy93health and physical education
Media88mass communication
Security And Law Enforcement72criminal justice and safety
Computer Science And Engineering58computer science, computer engineering, computer and info science
Medicine52dentistry, advanced general dentistry, pharmacy
Medical Support And Technology51audiology and speech pathology
Art Studies36art studies
Mathematics32mathematics
Music30music
Engineering Technician29construction engineering tech
Fine Arts22fine arts
Drama And Performing Arts16drama
Religion And Philosophy11philosophy
Conservation And Resource Management7environmental science

Number of programs and degrees for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree2,13443
Master's degree68745
First-professional degree502
Post-master's certificate219
Postbaccalaureate certificate77
First-professional certificate21

Student Body

In 2007, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville had a total enrollment of 13,398 students (11,514 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Full-Time99%
Part-Time1%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate79%
Graduate19%
First Professional2%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White84%
Black9%
Hispanic2%
Asian2%
American Indian0%
Unknown0%
(Foreign Students)3%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 180%
18-1924%
20-2127%
22-2425%
25-2912%
30-345%
35-393%
40-494%
50-641%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Illinois92%
Missouri7%

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time72 %
Part-Time71 %

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Room and Board (2007)

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers campus housing for 3,500 of its 11,514 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Edwardsville, Illinois for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Illinois Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total5,6584,74384%1,86039%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
ACT Verbal2025
ACT Math1925
ACT Composite2025

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Rankrequired
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsnot required
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT98%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 7,033
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 14,874
Room and board$ 6,780
Room charge$ 4,200
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,560
Books and supplies$ 696
Other expenses$ 3,689

Financial Aid:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 175900)

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured17187
Non-tenured, but on tenure track9899
Non-tenured and not on tenure track4988

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year21$116,4246$101,714
Associate professorcalendar year30$101,7078$94,574
Assistant professorcalendar year19$89,99216$83,085
Instructorcalendar year3$84,8082*
All faculty totalcalendar year73$102,19732$87,750

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year67$80,39223$71,422
Associate professoracademic year57$62,50853$64,455
Assistant professoracademic year82$54,49986$50,776
Instructoracademic year39$35,99080$36,761
All faculty totalacademic year245$60,497242$51,101

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Athletics

Athletic Conferences:

SportConference
BasketballGreat Lakes Valley Conference
BaseballGreat Lakes Valley Conference
TrackGreat Lakes Valley Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2007):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total10099199
Track272350
Basketball111223
Baseball22022
All Other Sports4064104

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Degree Programs (2007)

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Business/Managerial Economics
Management Information Systems, General
Marketing Research

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences, General

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

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

ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Fine/Studio Arts, General

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

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MEDIA
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

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

MUSIC
Music, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing, Other
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
Health and Physical Education, General

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy

SCIENCE
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biotechnology
Chemistry, General
Physics, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Art Therapy/Therapist
Psychology, General
School Psychology

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 4%Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Number of students
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 12%Southern Illinois University Edwardsville % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
% of full-time faculty on tenure track
(vs. all colleges)
Top 15%Southern Illinois University Edwardsville % of full-time faculty on tenure track
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 17%Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dorm rooms per full-time student
% of degrees in music
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 20%Southern Illinois University Edwardsville % of degrees in music
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, air force)
Offers athletic scholarships
NCAA athletic conference member

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