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-60

National university for undergraduate teaching as ranked by U.S. News & World Report

National ranking among Catholic universities by the Wall Street Journal/ Times Higher Education

National ranking among best private colleges for making an impact by The Princeton Review

Academic programs ranked in the nation’s Top 50 by U.S. News

Video Stream: Inside SLU Research

Meet a SLU Researcher: Christa Jackson, Ph.D.

Dr. Jackson, a professor of educational studies, focuses her research on teachers’ knowledge of equity, particularly when they are teaching Black students.

Watch: Making Carbohydrate Molecules More Accessible

Watch: Researching Vaccine Law

Watch: Using Immunotherapies to Combat Human Disease

Watch: Researching the Growth of Cancer Cells

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Rankings

Chaifetz MBA Program Makes Poets&Quants Top 100

Saint Louis University's Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business cracked Poets&Quants 2021-2022 MBA program rankings. The MBA program was ranked 77th.

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Research

SLU Ranks Sixth Among Midwestern Colleges for Academic Resources

The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings considered student outcomes, academic resources for students, student engagement and environment.

Research

SLU Researchers Explore Switching Off Brain Pain Signals

Thanks to $5.3 million from the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health, SLU pain researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., and colleagues from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry are in pursuit of a new way to treat migraine pain.

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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.