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Saint Louis University, St. Louis

University, Graduate school in St. Louis, The United States

Saint Louis University (SLU) is a Catholic, Jesuit university in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States, founded in 1818. It also has an international campus in Madrid, Spain, which educates nearly 1,200 students and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programmes as well as study abroad. SLU holds the Carnegie Foundation's R1 designation for research universities, and its community includes members from 100 countries. The university reports a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1.

SLU offers nearly 100 undergraduate and 140 graduate programmes, plus minors, concentrations, certificates, microcredentials and accelerated bachelor's-to-master's programmes. Programme types include:

  • Bachelor's degrees
  • Master's degrees and doctorates
  • Professional degrees in law and medicine
  • Fully online bachelor's, master's and certificate programmes
  • Summer college-credit courses for visiting students

First-year students apply through the Common Application. On the main campus, students can live in residence halls and apartments with learning communities, and there are more than 250 student organisations and over 30 athletic clubs.

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Housing

SLU's Department of Housing and Residence Life runs residence halls and apartments on the St. Louis campus, including:

  • Residence halls for first- and second-year students, such as Grand Hall, Spring Hall, Reinert Hall and the Griesedieck Complex
  • Marchetti Towers, with studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, mainly for sophomores and juniors
  • Grand Forest Apartments and Village Apartments for juniors and seniors
  • Robert May Hall, for graduate, law and medical students only
  • DeMattias Hall for members of recognised Greek organisations

Learning communities let students with shared interests live together. Marguerite Hall is temporarily closed in the 2026-27 academic year.

Subjects taught

  • Arts, Design and Crafts
    • Fine Arts
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Performing Arts
    • Art Studio
  • Business
    • Marketing
    • International Business
    • Management
    • Project Management
    • Technology Management
    • MBA
    • Health Care Management
    • Strategic Management
    • Real Estate Management
    • Leadership
    • Security Management
  • Communications
    • Communications
  • Computing
    • Information Technology
    • Health Care Informatics
    • Information Systems Management
  • Economics
    • Economics
  • Education
    • Education
    • Special Education
    • Health Education
    • Teacher Preparation
    • General Education
  • Engineering
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
  • Finance
    • Finance
    • Accounting
  • Health
    • Nursing
    • Pharmacy and Pharmacology
    • Human Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Emergency Medical Technology
    • Psychiatry
    • Microbiology
    • Surgery
    • Gynecology
    • Pediatrics
    • Radiology
    • Traumatological Surgery
    • Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care
    • Hepatology and Gene Therapy
    • Dermatology
    • Endocrinology
    • Epidemiology and Public Health Unit
    • Hematology and Hemotherapy
    • Immunology
    • Internal Medicine
    • Critical Care
    • Anatomy
    • Community Medicine
    • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopaedics
    • Otolaryngology (ENT)
    • Pathology
    • Therapeutics
    • Oncology
    • Cardiology
    • Family and Community Health Care
    • Neurobiology
    • Environmental Health
    • Urologic Surgery
    • Anaesthesiology
  • Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Travel
    • Hotel Management
  • Human Studies and Services
    • Social Work
    • Counseling
    • Couple and Family Therapy
    • Family Sciences
  • Humanities
    • History
    • Art History
    • Philosophy
    • Theology
  • Law
    • International Law
    • Criminal Justice
  • Philology, Languages, Literature
    • Modern Languages
    • Classics
    • English Language and Literature (in Universities)
  • Public Administration and Services
    • Public Administration/Management
    • Urban Studies and Planning
    • Public Policy
    • Public Health
  • Sciences
    • Athletics and exercise science
    • Biology
    • Political Science
    • Physics
    • Mathematics
    • Psychology
    • Chemistry
    • Sociology
    • Aviation
    • Meteorology
    • Biochemistry
    • Computer Science
    • Physiology
    • Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • Clinical Laboratory Sciences
    • Atmospheric Science
    • Earth Sciences
    • Biostatistics
    • Physician Assistant
    • Behavioral Sciences
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Nephrology
    • Rheumatology
    • Neurosurgery
    • Plastic Surgery
  • Social and Cultural studies
    • American Studies
  • Technology
    • Construction Management