Saint Louis University : SLU

Igniting Discovery, Transforming Lives

200+ Years of Academic Excellence

Mission-Focused, Student-Centered, Research-Driven

U.S. News & World Report ranks SLU's undergraduate teaching as among the best in the nation - but that's just the start. Your path to excellence starts at one of our 86 possible majors.

Graduate and Professional

Degrees Relevant in Today's Changing World

Choose from 83 graduate disciplines - many ranked among the best in the nation - with personal attention from faculty and a focus on your professional development.

Online

Get a World-Class Education from SLU - Wherever You Are

We're honored to have been named one of the top 10 best universities for online programs. Explore degrees and certificates for all stages of your journey.

Ranked Among the Top Universities

Top-50

15 SLU Programs Rank in the Top 50 for 2022 (U.S. News & World Report)

1st

Jesuit University to Receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

#10

Of the Top 20 Schools Making an Impact, According to The Princeton Review

No.6

U.S. Catholic Colleges (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education)

Video Stream: Inside SLU Research

Koyal Garg, Ph.D., Parks College of Engineering

Inside SLU's Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Garg's team develops biomaterial and stem cell-based therapies for the enhancement of skeletal muscle regeneration and function.

Edward Jones Lab from outside looking through window

Watch: Using Data Sources to See Finance Trends

Ness Sandoval Ph.D. looking at the camera

Watch: Using Maps to Look Into the Future

Watch: Recognizing Disease-Causing Damage through Enzymes

Watch: Humanities Research at SLU

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Honors

SLU Professor Named a Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution

Keon L. Gilbert, DrPH, begins a two-year appointment as part of the third class of David M. Rubenstein Fellows at the Brookings Institution in October.

Rankings

Saint Louis University Ranked Top-10 Catholic College

For the second straight year, SLU was rated the No. 6 Catholic university in the country by the Wall Street Journal.

SLU students relaxing near bench in front of the BSC

#DoublePell

SLU Joins National Coalition Seeking to Double Pell Grants

In partnership with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, SLU has committed to working with Congress and the Biden administration to double the maximum Pell grant.

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Get to Know SLU

The first institution of higher learning west of the Mississippi River. First law, medical and business schools in the American West. First heart transplant in Missouri.