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. SIU Carbondale is among the fewer than 2 percent of the world's schools offering business degree programs to hold supplemental AACSB accounting 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).

  • The Network of Schools of Public Affairs, Policy, and Administration (NASPAA) accredits MPA degree programs. Our MPA program was re-accredited in 2015.

Accolades

  • 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: High Research" by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, (current as of 2023)

  • 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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