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Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 1128 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 1,128-acre campus in Carbondale (population: 26,000), 100 miles from St.
- Louis, Mo.; medical school branch campus in Springfield. Served by bus and
- train; major airport serves St. Louis, Mo.; smaller airport serves
- Carterville and Murphysboro (10 miles).
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms.
- Women's Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- Sorority housing.
- Fraternity housing.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 50% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 28% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 72% of all students live off campus or commute.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All unmarried, nonveteran freshmen and sophomores under age 21 must live
in school-approved housing unless living with family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- 72% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 33% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1400 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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