Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit Catholic research university in Midtown St. Louis, Missouri, on a 273-acre campus, with an additional campus in Madrid, Spain. It was founded in 1818 as Saint Louis Academy by Louis William Valentine DuBourg and describes itself as the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. Early milestones include a medical school in 1836 and a law school in 1843. In 1944 it admitted African American students, and in 1967 it moved to a board of trustees with a lay majority. SLU operates 12 schools and colleges and enrolled 15,334 students in fall 2024. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and its athletic teams, the Billikens, compete in NCAA Division I in the Atlantic 10 Conference. First-year applicants can apply through the SLU portal, the Common Application or the Coalition application, with no application fee, and the university is test-optional.
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SLU offers four first-year application paths: Early Decision I and II, Early Action and Regular Decision. The application is free and standardized tests are optional.
Dates, fees and criteria change every session. Always confirm them on the official admissions page before applying.
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1 N Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103, United States, Missouri
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