Educating the Whole Person — Mind, Body, Heart and Spirit
Saint Louis University — located in St. Louis, Missouri, with a campus in Madrid, Spain, is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities. Founded in 1818, SLU is recognized for world-class academics, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service.
Guided by our enduring Jesuit mission, we offer our more than 15,000 students a highly rigorous and deeply transformative education that helps them develop into bold, confident leaders. Rated among the nation’s top research universities, SLU boasts 12 graduate and undergraduate programs ranked among the top 50 in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Academically, ethics, spirituality and compassion take center stage, while outside the classroom, members of the SLU community provide more than 1.6 million service hours each year — just one reason we’re among the nation's top colleges for making an impact. In fact, more than 180 of SLU's courses integrate community engagement into academics.
Saint Louis University earned the highly revered “R1” designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, joining an elite group of U.S. research universities. It is the highest classification universities can attain for research activity.
Students enrolled in SLU academic programs
Alumni in 50 states and 154 countries
Endowment
countries represented by SLU community members
