General Info

Founded in 1869, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the most comprehensive public universities in Carbondale, Ill. It meets the educational, vocational, social and personal needs of its students. The university offers associate s, bachelor s, master s, doctoral and professional degrees in law and medicine. Southern Illinois University Carbondale s academic programs include agriculture, art, aviation, automotive technology, anthropology, business and cinema photography . The university also offers computer science, education, engineering, foreign language study, forestry, history, journalism, music and political science. It operates agribusiness, economics, forestry, animal science, and food and nutrition departments. Southern Illinois University Carbondale serves agribusiness and commodity groups, turfgrass producers, hotel and restaurant owners and operators, foresters and environmental agency heads. The university is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.