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For the university in the Philippines, see Saint
Louis University (Philippines). For the university
in Brussels, see Saint-Louis University, Brussels.

Not to be confused with Washington University in

St. Louis.

Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit

research university with campuses in St. Louis,
Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain.[2]
Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine
DuBourg,[7] it is the oldest university west of the
Mississippi River and the second-oldest Jesuit
university in the United States. The university is
accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
[8]

Saint Louis University

Latin: Universitas Sancti Ludovici

Former names Saint Louis Academy

(1818–1820)
Saint Louis College
(1820)

Motto Ad maiorem Dei gloriam

Motto in English For the greater glory of

God

Type Private research

university

Established November 16, 1818;

204 years ago

Founder Louis William Valentine

DuBourg

Accreditation Higher Learning

Commission

Religious affiliation Roman Catholic (Jesuit)

Academic affiliations AJCU, ACCU,[1]

Space-grant

Endowment $1.4 billion (2022)[2]

President Fred Pestello

Provost Michael Lewis

Academic staff 2,022[3]

Administrative staff 6,000[4]

Students 13,546[3]

Undergraduates 8,437[3]

Postgraduates 5,109[3]

Location St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

38°38′11″N
90°14′03″W
Madrid, Spain

Campus Urban – 273 acres

(110.5 ha)[5], 47 acres
(19 ha)

Colors Blue and white [6]

   

Nickname Billikens

Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I – A-10

Website www.slu.edu

In the 2022–2023 academic year, SLU had an

enrollment of 13,546 students. The student body
included 8,437 undergraduate students and
5,109 graduate students that represent all 50
states and 82 countries.[3] The university is
classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities –
High research activity".[9]

For more than 50 years, the university has

maintained a campus in Madrid, Spain.[10] The
Madrid campus was the first freestanding
campus operated by an American university in
Europe and the first American institution to be
recognized by Spain's higher education authority
as an official foreign university.

SLU's athletic teams compete in the National

Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and
are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[11]

History

Campus

Academics and rankings

Research

Athletics

Student life

Notable alumni, faculty, and

school presidents

See also

References

External links

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