Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main article: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville See also: SIU Edwardsville CougarsSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is the St.Louis Metro East campus of the SIU system. The main campus in Edwardsville is situated on 2,660 acres (1,080 ha) of scenic woodland and lakes with bicycle and walking paths throughout. SIUE also operates the School of Dental Medicine campus in Alton, the East St.Louis Center, and School of Nursing's satellite campus in Springfield. Begun as residential centers of SIUC in 1957, SIUE celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007. Once known as a "commuter school," SIUE has in recent years transformed itself into a residential university.
SIUE includes the College of Arts and Sciences and seven (7) schools, including the Graduate School and the new but highly regarded School of Pharmacy on the Edwardsville campus and the School of Dental Medicine in Alton.
The SIUE center in East St. Louis provides clinical and practicum experiences for SIUE students and a broad range of assistance to the community in the arts, education, health, and social services.
Considered to be a "Comprehensive Regional Masters' University," SIUE offers Baccalaureate, Post-Baccalaureate, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in 135 academic programs. SIUE is especially known and respected (highly rated in USNEWS) for its Senior Assessment Program.
In the Fall of 2011, SIUE had 11,428 undergraduates, 2,807 graduate students, and 86,493 living alumni.
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