Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL, USA

Campus Life

Key Campus Stats

Student Gender
Male
Female
50%
50%
Size of Town
Suburb or town
In-State Students
81%
Out-Of-State Students
18%
US States Represented
51
Countries Represented
40
Ethnicity
African American
17%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2%
Hispanic
9%
White
66%
Multiracial
4%
Percent of First Generation Students
35%
Student Organizations
323
LGBTQIA Student Resource Groups
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Yes
On Campus Women's Center
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Yes
Cultural Student Resource Groups
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Yes

Housing

0
100
22%
Undergrads Living on Campus
On-campus living required of freshman
No
Disability Housing Available
Yes
0
100
42%
Freshman Living on Campus

Athletics

Divisional Sports Nickname
Salukis
School Colors
maroon and white
Varsity Athletics Association
NCAA
Varsity Athletics Conference Primary
Missouri Valley Conference
Intramural Sports
9
Sports Club
7
Sports Team (Men)
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Track and Field
Sports Team (Women)
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
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Campus Safety

24-HR security patrol
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Yes
Campus emergency phones
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Yes
24-HR escort safety rides
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Yes
Mobile campus emergency alert
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Yes

What Students Are Saying

I love the food there because they try really hard to diversify the food. We have your typical American food (hamburgers and hot dogs), Asian food, Hispanic food and many others. They always have vegan and vegetarian options, a salad bar, sandwich bar and amazing desserts. Also, for holidays they set out special food that can only be served during the holidays. On top of that, most if not all of the food given to us is locally grown on the school's local farms by the Agriculture students, staff and department.
Aaron from Fresno, CA
In the dining halls, though its all you can eat, most times you may feel you have to put up with the cooking here. The dining hall schedules are frustrating at times and sometimes you may find yourself hungry with no way of eating until the next day. The restaurants and fast food places around are tolerable though, so if you have a bit of money this shouldn't be too much of an issue.
Ashaun from Carbondale, IL