Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Type	Public
Established	1957
Endowment	$16.4 million
Chancellor	Randall Pembrook
President	Randy Dunn
Academic staff	960
Administrative staff	431 + 990 Civil Service
Students	14,142 (Fall 2016)
Undergraduates	11,720 (Fall 2016)
Postgraduates	1,897 (Fall 2016)
Doctoral students	525 (Fall 2015)
Location	Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.
Campus	Suburban, 2,660 acres (1,076.5 ha)
Colors	Red and White
Nickname	Cougars
Mascot	Eddie the Cougar
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – Ohio Valley Conference
Website	www.siue.edu

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, (commonly abbreviated SIUE or The "e"), is a coeducational, public Master's college and university in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger and smaller of the two major institutions of Southern Illinois University system. The University offers graduate programs through its Graduate School.

In fiscal year 2014, SIUE faculty and staff received 185 grants and contracts for research, teaching, and service initiatives worth more than $34 million— which ranked 8th among more than 680 comparable public and private universities in the country. The grants awarded were from agencies that included the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts , the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Fielding athletic teams known as the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, the university participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).