Southern illinois university

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SIU is where brains and heart intersect. Our beautiful campus is home to major opportunities in a number of fields. We welcome students from all walks of life from around the world and pride ourselves on inclusivity. There truly is something for everyone. Let us show you all the amazing things we have to offer. See for yourself by Point of Pride SIU School of Law legal clinics offer students the opportunity to work closely with clinical faculty while representing clients living in the 16 southernmost counties in Southern Illinois. The clinics include the civil practice/elderly clinic, domestic violence clinic, juvenile justice clinic, and veterans’ legal assistance program. Total Enrollment (including part-time):11,366 Total Full-Time Students:6,796 Undergraduate Students (full and part-time): 8,299 Professional Practice and Graduate Students (full and part-time): 3,067 Female Students:49.2% Male Students:50.3% Average Undergraduate Age:23.5 Ethnic Minority Enrollment: 28.0% Information retrieved from the Factbook 2019-2020, Institutional Research and Studies

Southern Illinois Normal College was chartered by an act of the Twenty-Sixth In 1876 SIU admitted its first African-American student, Alexander Lane. In 1878 SIU established a program for the Douglas Corps Cadets, beginning a relationship with The Normal Gazette, was published in 1888 and its first yearbook, The Sphinx, in 1899. The landmark Delyte W. Morris was inaugurated as SIU's president in 1949. President Morris left office in 1970. Formal explanations focused on Morris' declining health, but campus unrest due to the SIU's enrollment reached a record of 24,869 students in 1991, a time when SIU has become notorious for its "party school" reputation. Roadshow have now largely been replaced with the traditions of "Unofficial Halloween", "Solar Bear", and "Polar Bear". Academic programs and rankings [ ] National Forbes 450 U.S. News & World Report 263 Washington Monthly 226 Global THE 801-1000 U.S. News & World Report 1126 USNWR graduate school rankings Education 198 Engineering 183-202 Law 172 USNWR departmental rankings Biological Sciences 224 Chemistry 173 Clinical Psychology 101 Computer Science 193 Criminology 29 Earth Sciences 140 Economics 120 English 116 Fine Arts 135 History 127 Mathematics 173 Physician's Assistant 50 Physics 167 Political Science 99 Psychology 162 Public Affairs Public Health 122 Rehabilitation Counseling 12 Social Work 140 Sociology 111 Speech-Language Pathology 109 SIU offers 120 undergraduate majors, with more than 200 specializations, and ...