Accreditations & Accolades

Our unwavering commitment to transforming the lives of students through academic excellence has earned SIU national and regional accreditations and accolades.
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Accreditation

  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale is an accredited member of AACSB International, which represents the hallmark of achievement for business schools worldwide. Approximately 6 percent of the business schools in the world achieve AACSB accreditation.

  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  • The Master of Public Health at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

Accolades

  • Ranked #1 in Illinois and #3 in the Midwest among the “Best for Vets: 2024 Colleges” by Military Times

  • Recognized among the “Best of the Midwest" universities by The Princeton Review, 2022

  • Ranked among the "Top Performers on Social Mobility" in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Rankings, 2024

  • Recognized among the “Top Public Universities in America" by Niche.com, 2024

  • Classified among “Doctoral Universities: Very High Research" by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, (current as of 2025)

  • Classified as a "Research 1 and Opportunity Colleges and Universities – Higher Access, Higher Earnings" by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

  • Recognized among “America's Top Colleges" by Forbes, 2021

  • Ranked in the top 4.2 percent of 20,000 institutions of higher learning in the Center for World University Rankings for 2020-2022

  • Recognized among the “Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance in America" by Niche.com, 2024

  • Earned national recognition from Strive for College for excellence in service to traditionally underserved students. The university was named a Strive College Partner for 2020, the inaugural year of the honors program.

  • Recognized among the “Most Diverse Colleges in America" by Niche.com, 2024

  • Named a Top 10 Military Friendly® School among Tier 2 research institutions for 2022-23 by G.I. Jobs

  • Recognized among the “Best for Vets Colleges" by Military Times, 2022

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