PROFILE - SLU · our students 11,530 full-time 1,419 part-time 8,113 undergraduate 4,836 graduate...
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FOUNDED
1818
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
Roman Catholic, Jesuit
LOCATIONS
St. Louis, Missouri Madrid, Spain
PRESIDENT
Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Saint Louis University is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity. The University seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and service to the community.
The University is dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding of God’s creation and for the discovery, dissemination and integration of the values, knowledge and skills required to transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. As a Catholic, Jesuit university, this pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of the Judeo-Christian tradition and is guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of the Society of Jesus.
Saint Louis University is a world-class Catholic, Jesuit institution educating nearly 13,000 students on two dynamic, urban campuses — in St. Louis, Missouri, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818, the University will soon celebrate its bicentennial.
With a legacy of innovative academics and research, compassionate health care and faithful service, Saint Louis University attracts a diverse community of scholars who push intellectual boundaries in pursuit of creative, meaningful ways to impact the world, striving to serve a higher purpose and seek a greater good.
Higher purpose. Greater good.
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COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
100MORE THAN
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
90NEARLY
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
1818 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
1836 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
1843 SCHOOL OF LAW
1889 COLLEGE OF PHILOSOPHY AND LETTERS
1910 JOHN COOK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
1927PARKS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY
1928 SCHOOL OF NURSING
1979 DOISY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
1991COLLEGE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
1996 SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
1998 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION
ALBERT GNAEGI CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE ETHICS
CENTER FOR OUTCOMES RESEARCH
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY
CENTERS OF DISTINCTION
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION
SLU IS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP COLLEGES by The Princeton Review, Fiske Guide to Colleges and Forbes magazine – and as one of the country’s TOP 20 CATHOLIC COLLEGES by Niche.
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50TOP–
PROGRAMS
01 HEALTH LAW
07 HEALTH MANAGEMENT
10 ENTREPRENEURSHIP (UNDERGRADUATE)
11 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (UNDERGRADUATE)
12 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
13 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
14 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
23 PUBLIC HEALTH
23 ACCOUNTING (UNDERGRADUATE)
24 ACCOUNTING
25 LAW (PART-TIME)
25 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
27 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
35 NURSING (ONLINE)
40 PHYSICAL THERAPY
47 SOCIAL WORK
48 MEDICINE: PRIMARY CARE
17 programs ranked in the top 50 (Graduate unless otherwise indicated)
Source: U.S. News & World Report
SLU IS RANKED AMONG THE NATION’S TOP 100 RESEARCH
UNIVERSITIES.
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Accounting *Aeronautics/Flight Science ^Aerospace Engineering
African American Studies
American Studies *Analytics and Enterprise Systems
Anthropology
Art History
Athletic Training *Aviation Management
Biochemistry
Biology * ^Biomedical Engineering
Biostatistics
Chemistry *Civil Engineering
Classical Humanities
Communication * ^
Communication Sciences and Disorders *Computer Engineering
Computer Information Systems ^
Computer Science
Criminology and Criminal Justice *
Economics
Education ^Electrical Engineering * ^Engineering Physics
English * ^Entrepreneurship
Environmental Science ^Environmental Studies ^Finance
Forensic Science
French *General Studies
Geology
Geophysics
German Studies
Greek and Latin Languages and Literature
Health Information Management
Health Management
Health Sciences
History *
Information Technology Management
Interdisciplinary Engineering
International Business *
International Studies
Investigative and Medical Sciences
Italian Studies
Latin American Studies
Leadership and Human Resource Management
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Marketing
Mathematics *Mechanical Engineering
Medical Laboratory Science
Medieval Studies
Meteorology *Music ^Neuroscience
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Nursing * ^ »Nutrition and Dietetics * ^Occupational Science
Organizational Studies
Organizational Leadership and Technology
Philosophy * ^Physics
Physical Therapy direct-entry doctoral program
Political Science *Psychology »
Public Health *Radiation Therapy
Russian Studies
Security and Strategic Intelligence
Social Work *
Sociology * ^Spanish *
Sports Business
Studio Art ^Theatre
Theological Studies * ^Women’s and Gender Studies *
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ADDITIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT SLU-MADRID
Anatomy
Applied Analytics
Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied Financial Economics
Aviation
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Business Administration
Curriculum and Instruction
Dentistry »Educational Foundations
Educational Leadership
Family Therapy
Geographic Information Sciences
Geoscience
Health Administration
Health Care Ethics
Health Data Science
Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation Science
Higher Education Administration
Integrated and Applied Sciences
International Business and Marketing
Law »Leadership and Organizational Development
Medicine
Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Occupational Therapy »Pathology
Pharmacological and Physiological Science
Physician Assistant
Public Administration
Public and Social Policy
Public Health, Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness
Public Health Studies
Special Education
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Urban Planning and Development
Art History
Business Administration/ International Business
Business Administration/Economics
Communication
Economics
English *History
International Relations/Political Science
International Studies
Psychology
Spanish *
SLU-Madrid also offers courses that fulfill
requirements for many other undergraduate
degrees available through Saint Louis University.
* Indicates graduate program offered
^ Indicates undergraduate concentrations offered » Indicates graduate concentrations offered
This listing of programs offered at Saint Louis University is current as of February 2017.
For more information, visit slu.edu.
OUR STUDENTS
11,530 FULL-TIME
1,419 PART-TIME
8,113 UNDERGRADUATE
4,836 GRADUATE
7,714 FEMALE
5,235 MALE
67% WHITE
9% ASIAN
7% HISPANIC/LATINO
6% AFRICAN-AMERICAN
4% MULTIRACE/OTHER
2% NOT SPECIFIED
5% NON-U.S. RESIDENT
50U.S. STATES
FROM ALL
78FOREIGN COUNTRIES
FROM
NEARLY SIX PERCENT
of SLU’s students come from outside the
United States.
of SLU’s undergraduate students are from
outside of Missouri.
59%
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STUDENT DIVERSITY (domestic undergraduate)
12,949STUDENTS
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE 1818 ADVANCED COLLEGE CREDIT PROGRAM4,325+
77.2% OF FIRST-TIME, FULL-TIME FRESHMEN GRADUATE IN SIX YEARS.NATIONAL PRIVATE UNIVERSITY RATE: 66.3%
NATIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY RATE: 55.7%
1,557
STUDENTS ENROLLED
13,104
APPLICATIONS
3.89
AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL GPA
28.04
AVERAGE ACT SCORE
2016 FRESHMAN CLASS
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12,949
SLU’S 2016 FRESHMAN CLASS RANKS AMONG THE NATION’S TOP 10 PERCENT in terms of ACT and SAT scores.
WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES
to complete a college degree.
10%
29%
TOP
50%
ACCOMPLISHED FACULTY
9 TO 1 STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO
50 PERCENT OF SLU’S UNDERGRADUATE COURSES HAVE FEWER THAN 20 STUDENTS. Faculty members make themselves accessible to students in and out of the classroom.
$52.5 MILLION IN RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
RECOGNIZED FOR RESEARCH
One of only nine Catholic universities with a HIGHER OR HIGHEST RESEARCH ACTIVITY designation from the Carnegie Foundation, SLU receives research contracts from government sources, private foundations, and business and industry.
99 percent of SLU’s tenured and tenure-track faculty members hold the HIGHEST DEGREE IN THEIR FIELDS. They are nationally recognized teachers, researchers and mentors.
ENDOWED CHAIRS
500+
THE NUMBER OF TIMES FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS FROM SLU were interviewed by local, national and international media outlets in 2016.
(includes government, foundation, association and private support)
3,097FACULTY
MEMBERS
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NAMED PROFESSORSHIPS 25
99%
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LIVING OUR FAITH
Guided by the Catholic Church and the Society of Jesus, SLU encourages students, faculty and staff to explore and grow deeply in their faith.
40JESUITS LIVE, TEACH
AND MINISTER AT SLU.
ABOUT
650STUDENTS GATHER AT ST. FRANCIS
XAVIER COLLEGE CHURCH FOR THE 9 P.M. SUNDAY MASS.
MASS AND PRAYER ARE ALSO OFFERED IN RESIDENCE HALLS ACROSS CAMPUS
ON VARIOUS EVENINGS.
EVERY WEEK, AN AVERAGE OF
50CHRISTIAN LIFE
COMMUNITIES HELP
348STUDENTS UNDERSTAND GOD’S ACTIVITY IN THEIR LIVES THROUGH WEEKLY
SMALL GROUP MEETINGS.
THE UNIVERSITY’S 350PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN
THE MORE THAN
5 6
EACH YEAR, MORE THAN
RETREATS AND
DAYS OF REFLECTION OFFERED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF CAMPUS MINISTRY.
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WELCOME TO ALL
At SLU, people from every religious identity, practice and tradition are welcomed. Student groups such as the INTERFAITH ALLIANCE and campus ministry’s affiliate minister program encourage the spirituality of all members of the SLU community.
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LIVING OUR FAITHGLOBAL REACH
SLU-MADRID
One of Spain’s oldest and most renowned U.S. universities, SLU-MADRID is a center for international education in the country. It was the first U.S. university to be recognized by Madrid’s ministry of higher education.
INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
670STUDENTS FROM
49COUNTRIES.
HOME TO ABOUT
STUDY ABROAD LOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO
STUDENTS.
550STUDENTS FROM SLU STUDY
ABROAD EACH YEAR.
STUDY ABROAD
45+
SLU-AFFILIATED SCHOLARS HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS.
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FIGHTING DISEASE
Researchers in SLU’s innovative Center for World Health and Medicine are seeking treatments and cures for the neglected diseases that aff lict the developing world.
SLU has a partnership with a Jesuit parish and college in Belize City to improve education and the quality of life for residents in an economically poor area.
INTO Saint Louis University is an initiative for international students, offering academic programs to improve English language skills and to prepare them for success as full-time SLU students.
BUILDING COMMUNITIES
EXPANDING OUTREACH
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LOCAL IMPACT
A VITAL PART OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION’S ECONOMY
Saint Louis University annually generates more than $715 MILLION in economic impact and supports more than 6,800 JOBS in the St. Louis metro area. Approximately 52,000 SLU ALUMNI call the St. Louis area home.
According to a 2012 economic impact study conducted by Tripp Umbach
Inspired by the Jesuit call to be men and women for others, service is an integral part of Saint Louis University’s identity. In fact, SLU has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for a record-setting nine consecutive years.
4th IN THE COUNTRY FOR SERVICE
1.6
according to Washington Monthly
80 PERCENT of SLU students volunteered at least once during the 2015-16 academic year — that’s more than triple the national average among college students.
Students, faculty, staff and other members of the SLU community collectively complete more than 1.6 MILLION HOURS OF SERVICE each year.
80%
million hours
JESUITS BEGIN TEACHING THE STUDENTS OF SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE, FIRST AT THEIR SEMINARY, THEN IN DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS. The Society of Jesus officially takes on administration of the school, leading it to its charter as a university in 1832.
SLU ESTABLISHES THE FIRST MEDICAL SCHOOL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. The University would also go on to start the first law school (1843) and first business school (1910) in the West.
SLU MOVES TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN MIDTOWN ST. LOUIS. The whole of the University’s operations is contained in one building, DuBourg Hall.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SLU
SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE, WHICH WOULD BECOME SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, IS FOUNDED on the banks of the Mississippi River by Bishop Louis William DuBourg as the first institution of higher learning west of the Mississippi.
THE SCHOOL OF LAW ADMITS FIVE FEMALE STUDENTS — at a time when most elite law schools are still closed to women.
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2001
2014
2018
THE FIRST LAY MEMBERS ARE ADDED TO SLU’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, making SLU the first major Catholic
university to be led by both lay and clergy.
SLU BECOMES THE FIRST LOCATION OF THE NATIONAL CAMPUS KITCHEN
PROJECT, whose volunteers now cook and deliver more than 2,500 meals per month to
St. Louis neighbors in need.
SLU inaugurates its first permanent lay president, FRED P. PESTELLO, PH.D.
FIVE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED TO SLU. While SLU’s early
history tragically includes slavery, SLU now becomes the first historically white university in
a former slave state to formally integrate.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY WILL CELEBRATE ITS BICENTENNIAL,
marking two centuries of educational excellence, purposeful innovation and
faithful service.
STUDENT LIFE AT SLU
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RESIDENCE HALLS SLU is expanding its living options for students, with one new residence hall opened in 2016 and another opening in 2017, reflecting a nearly $115 million investment in student housing.
120,000 ft2
SIMON RECREATION CENTER The facility offers 200+ pieces of fitness equipment, a swimming pool, basketball and racquetball courts, and a climbing wall. Students can also participate in 20 intramural leagues and 34 club sports through the rec center.
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LEARNING COMMUNITIES Students in Learning Communities take classes together, live on the same floor or f loors of a residence hall, and enjoy a cohesive support system of peers, faculty and staff.
200+
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS SLU offers numerous ways for students to get involved with diverse organizations such as SLU Dance Marathon, Campus Kitchen and the Wilderness Adventure Club, in addition to fraternities and sororities.
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ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND
SLU anchors St. Louis’ Midtown, arts district neighborhood — the geographic and cultural center of St. Louis — providing easy access to the region’s top cultural attractions and innovative business districts.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY’S CHAIFETZ ARENA
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART
SLU’S MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS ART
FOREST PARK (home to the Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum and The Muny theater)
DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS (home to Busch Stadium, Scottrade Center and the Gateway Arch)
CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST. LOUIS
FABULOUS FOX THEATRE
POWELL SYMPHONY HALL
PULITZER ARTS FOUNDATION
CORTEX, ST. LOUIS’ URBAN INNOVATION DISTRICT
T-REX, A THRIVING TECH INCUBATOR AND CO-WORKING SPACE
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
ON CAMPUS
1 METROLINK STOP TO …
< 1 MILE TO …
5-MINUTE WALK TO …
5-MINUTE DRIVE TO …
15-MINUTE BIKE RIDE TO…
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BILLIKEN ATHLETICS
* indicates both men’s and women’s teams
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL*
CROSS COUNTRY*
FIELD HOCKEY
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD*
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD*
SOCCER*
SWIMMING AND DIVING*
SOFTBALL
TENNIS*
VOLLEYBALL
3.37AVERAGE GPA FOR
SLU’S STUDENT ATHLETES (2015-16)
44ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICANS
DIVISION 1 PROGRAMS
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
BY BILLIKEN TEAMS SINCE 2003
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NCAA MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS — MORE THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE UNITED STATES
MEMBER OF THE NCAA DIVISION I ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Committed to diversity, SLU is an inclusive community that welcomes all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, faith, sexual orientation, gender, class or ideology.
The University is actively working to enhance diversity on campus and engagement with the external community through a variety of initiatives, led by SLU’s vice president for diversity and community engagement, Jonathan Smith, Ph.D.
These actions include ongoing, campus-wide conversations about race and inclusion; formal commitments to improving access and success for minority students; and increased efforts to address systemic poverty and inequity in St. Louis.
DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS
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30+
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1stJESUIT UNIVERSITY
TO RECEIVE THE HIGHER EDUCATION
EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARD
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS RELATED TO DIVERSITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, MULTICULTURAL LEARNING AND SERVICE LEADERSHIP
INTERFAITH SACRED SPACES ON CAMPUS
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STUDENT COMMUNITY
Students at SLU are supported with a variety of organizations and programs that seek to foster a diverse campus community. These include:
AFRICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA STUDENT ASSOCIATION
CARIBBEAN AND LATIN-AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION
DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP CABINET
FILIPINO STUDENT ASSOCIATION
FREE TO BE
HINDU STUDENTS COMMUNITY
HISPANIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION
INDIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
INTERFAITH ALLIANCE
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FEDERATION
JEWISH STUDENT ASSOCIATION
KOREAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
MIDDLE EASTERN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
MINORITY ASSOCIATION OF PRE-HEALTH STUDENTS
MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION
RAINBOW ALLIANCE
SAUDI ARABIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
SIKH STUDENT ASSOCIATION
SLU SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE
TAIWANESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
UNA, THE FEMINIST VOICE AT SLU
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS
WHAT’S A BILLIKEN?
Gene Kranz (’54) FORMER NASA MISSION CONTROL COMMANDER
Mary Antona Ebo, F.S.M. (’62, ’70)
CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER AND NATIONAL BLACK SISTERS CONFERENCE FOUNDING MEMBER
James Gunn (’92) DIRECTOR OF GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Brian McBride (’96)FOURTH HIGHEST ALL-TIME GOAL SCORER FOR THE U.S. NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM
SLU alumni have forged new paths in science, business, politics and the arts, leaving an indelible impact on our world.
50STATES
149COUNTRIES
The Billiken is a symbol of good luck that was a national craze in the early 1900s. In 1908, art teacher Florence Pretz received a patent for her version of the mythical figure. Later, the Billiken Co. of Chicago adopted
the likeness, giving the Billiken its name. Manufactured as a bank and statuette, the
Billiken reached its peak of popularity in 1911. Its association with SLU can be traced back to around 1910, when local sportswriters thought that SLU football coach John Bender bore a striking
resemblance to the impish creature. One writer drew a cartoon of Bender as a Billiken, posted it in a drugstore window and dubbed the football team “Bender’s Billikens.” The public took up the moniker, and it soon became the official nickname of all SLU teams.
23CITIES
4COUNTRIES
THE UNIVERSITY SPONSORS ALUMNI CLUBS IN
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124,973ALUMNI LIVE IN
HEALTH AND HEALING
400,000+
OUTPATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY
600+
FACULTY PHYSICIANS
50+
SPECIALTIES
30+
LOCATIONS IN MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS
170+
SLUCARE PHYSICIANS AMONG ST. LOUIS’ BEST DOCTORSAccording to a survey conducted by Best Doctors Inc. and published in St. Louis Magazine
SLUCare Physician Group, the academic medical practice of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, is a leading patient-centered, physician-guided provider of health care services in the St. Louis region. SLUCare physicians are among the most highly trained in their fields and are national and international experts, renowned for research and innovations in medicine.
SLU entered into a historic agreement with leading Catholic health organization SSM Health-St. Louis. SSM will invest $550 million to construct a new 316-bed, 802,000-square-foot replacement hospital and outpatient care center for SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.
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$173,792,510 INSTITUTIONAL
$133,206,395 FEDERAL
$27,628,899 PRIVATE
$2,580,425 STATE
$337,208,229 TOTAL
STUDENT SUPPORT
98% OF FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN
89% OF ALL STUDENTS
The University offers scholarship programs recognizing academic merit, financial need, diversity, Jesuit high school graduates, multiple sibling enrollees, aptitude and performance (athletics, the arts, etc.).
AID TO STUDENTS /// SOURCE OF AID (FY 2016)
RECEIVED AID (FY 2016)
SLU HAS BEEN NAMED TO:
• BARRON’S BEST BUYS IN COLLEGE EDUCATION (11th edition) • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s 2016 “BEST VALUES IN PRIVATE
UNIVERSITIES” list
ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF SLU’S UNDERGRADUATES AFFORD THEIR EDUCATION WITH NO FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS.
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OF 2016 DEGREE-SEEKING, FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS RECEIVED A PELL GRANT.22%
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$173,792,510 INSTITUTIONAL
$133,206,395 FEDERAL
$27,628,899 PRIVATE
$2,580,425 STATE
$337,208,229 TOTAL
$40,100 TUITION
$625 FEES
$10,640 AVERAGE ROOM AND BOARD
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION COST (FY 2017)
58% EDUCATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
42% PATIENT CARE
EXPENSES (FY 2016)
REVENUE (FY 2016)
71% COMPENSATION
23% OTHER EXPENSES
5% DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
1% INTEREST
UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT
$1.05 billion (FY 2016)
LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS
• MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE: A1/STABLE • STANDARD AND POOR’S: AA-/STABLE
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ABOUT ST. LOUIS
300Cities within 300 miles
CHICAGO
MINNEAPOLIS
KANSAS CITY
ATLANTA
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HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS
MIAMI
DALLAS
LOS ANGELES
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
NEW YORK
ST. LOUIS
PHOENIX
500Cities within 500 miles
500+Cities beyond 500 miles
SAN FRANCISCO
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Located in the Midwestern United States, St. Louis is a vibrant urban center offering all the amenities you’d expect to find in a metro area home to nearly 3 million people — DIVERSE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT AND COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
But what sets St. Louis apart from other large cities is the AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY of its top attractions. St. Louis boasts treasures like Forest Park, an urban gem larger than New York’s Central Park, along with ENOUGH WORLD-RENOWNED, FREE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO RIVAL ANY U.S. CITY outside of Washington, D.C.
As AN EPICENTER FOR BUSINESS AND INNOVATION, St. Louis attracts some of the country’s top minds in industries ranging from bioscience to technology to finance, and SLU’s strong relationship with the St. Louis business community gives students valuable pre- and post-graduation access to the region’s top employers.
9ST. LOUIS COMPANIES
IN FORTUNE 500
11-time
MLB WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSSt. Louis Cardinals
#1STARTUP CITY IN AMERICA
Popular Mechanics, 2015
15,000+ANIMALS IN THE
SAINT LOUIS ZOO
13millionVISITORS TO FOREST
PARK EACH YEAR
253YEARS AGO
FOUNDED
630FEET TALL
GATEWAY ARCH
2.8millionMETRO-AREA
RESIDENTS
@4240, part of the CORTEX District
Busch Stadium Saint Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis Zoo
Forest ParkThe Loop
Gateway Arch
Downtown St. Louis
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Published March 2017
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ON THE COVER: Spring Hall, new student housing that opened in fall 2016. Photo by Sam Fentress