Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public research university and the flagship of the Southern Illinois University system. It was chartered in 1869 as Southern Illinois Normal College, with classes beginning in 1874, and was called Southern Illinois Normal University until 1947. The campus covers about 1,133 acres in Carbondale and is classified R1 (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Classification. Fall 2025 enrollment was about 11,800 students from all 50 states and over 100 countries. Its Salukis compete in NCAA Division I FCS and the Missouri Valley Conference, and the student newspaper, The Daily Egyptian, has published since 1921. SIU also operates a campus at Edwardsville, established in 1957 and now a separate university.
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SIU Carbondale is test-optional for first-year applicants and admits on high school GPA and course pattern.
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1263 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL, Illinois, United States
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