Campus Life
Key Campus Stats
Student Gender
Size of Town
Small city
US States Represented
51
Countries Represented
40
Ethnicity
Percent of First Generation Students
35%
Student Organizations
323
LGBTQIA Student Resource Groups
Yes
On Campus Women's Center
Yes
Cultural Student Resource Groups
Yes
Housing
0
100
22%
Undergrads Living on Campus
On-campus living required of freshman
No
Disability Housing Available
Yes
0
100
41%
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
10
Sports Club
8
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
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Athletics:
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Campus Safety
24-HR security patrol
Yes
Campus emergency phones
Yes
24-HR escort safety rides
Yes
Mobile campus emergency alert
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