St. Louis University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 57% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 13% of housing units are Singles.
• 46% of housing units are Doubles.
• 1% of housing units are Triples.
• 39% of housing units are Apartments.
• 1% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 12 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 75% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 80% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: 2-3 major concerts a year, Showers of Service, Make a Difference Day, Spring Fever events, national speakers, Comedians, Family Weekend, SLU Encounter retreat, Sunday Night Mass, International Banquet, Atlas week, Homecoming week, Greek week, Relay for Life, Welcome Week, SLU Cinema weekly movies, Black History month events, semi-formal and formal dances, Saturday night local and regional concerts, grilled cheese nights.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station
• In total, there are about 108 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Delta Sigma (Advertising), Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med), Alpha Eta (Allied Health), Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology), Alpha Sigma Lambda (Professional Studies), Alpha Sigma Nu, Beta Beta Beta (Biology), Beta Gama Sigma (Business), Delta Sigma Phi, Golden Key (National Honor Society), National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics), Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership), Order of Omega (Greek Honors Society), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Phi Alpha Delta (Pre-Law), Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Pi, Pi Mu Epsilon (Math), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Psi chi (Psychology), Sigma Tau Delta (English), Theta Alpha Kappa (Theology)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Campus Ministry, Catholic Campus Ministry, CLC Groups, Christian Student Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Intervaristy Christian Fellowship, Knights of Columbus, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Muslim Student Association, Orthodix Christian Fellowship/PSO, Pax Christi, R. C. I. A, SLU Jews, Students for Life, Wesley Foundation
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African American Studies Society, African Student Association, Asian Students in Action, Association of Black Social Workers, Black Law Student Association, Black Student Alliance, Filipino Student Association, H. A. L. O, Indian Asian Student Association, International Business Club, International Student Federation, Irish-American Student Guild, Italian Club, Korean Student Association, La Association, Latin American Law Students Association, The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, Model Organization of African American Unity, Model UN/Model Arab League, Multicultural Student Public Health Association, Spanish Student Association, Students Together Against Racial Tension, Taiwanese Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Phi Omega, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Campus Kitchen, Relay for Life, SLU food drive committee, Commuter Student Association, KSLU, SLU TV, Residence Hall Association, Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, University News, Students for Life, College Republicans, College Democrats, UNA, Wilderness Adventure Club, Amnesty International, Blue Crew, SLU Ambassadors, Rainbow Alliance, Graduate Student Association, Women in Aviation, Presidential Scholars, Men’s and Women’s a cappela groups, Jazz Band, Club and intramural sports, Sororities and Fraternities, Advertising Club, Oriflamme, Great Issues Committee, Service Leadership program, Health Law Association, International Law Students’ Association, Public Interest Law Group, Student Bar Association, Women Law Association, departmental honorary organizations, Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary, Association of Black Social Workers, Association of Criminal Justice and Sociology, Alpha Kappa Psi Business fraternity, Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, Freshmen in Business, National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philosophy club, PR club, Public Service Student Association, SLU Aviation Club, SLU Dietetics Club, SLU Occupational Therapy Club, Society of Women Engineers, Sports Medicine Student Association, Insatiable Dance Team, Italian Club, J. U. S. T. I. C. E. , Melody of Praise Gospel Ensemble, Phases of Motion, Student Alumni Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Golden Key National Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Honor Student Association, Next Big Thing committee.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) University News (Weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Saint Louis, MO (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Saint Louis, MO (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Saint Louis, MO (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 32% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 20% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,900
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 13 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 19% of students are fraternity members
• There are 6 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 15% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Washington University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited