Southern Illinoisans pride themselves on where we live, and we work hard to make it even better. To that end, we have a lot of good people and businesses doing some really cool things. Many of them are even winning awards and recognition for what they do.
- SIU 2020 recipient of the Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Read More
- SIU ranks in the top 4.2 percent of 20,000 institutions of higher learning in the Center for World University Rankings for 2020-2021. Read More
- SIU is among the top 5 percent of all U.S. higher education institutions for research. Read More
- In 2018, according to Wallethub, Rend Lake College ranks #1 community college in Illinois noting its high return on investment. Read More
- SIU named in Military Times magazine for being "Best for Vets: Colleges 2019" for four-year universities. The university has made that list in each of the last eight years. Read More
- SIU is one of the Top 10 Best Online Schools and Resources for Students with Disabilities from OnlineSchoolsCenter.com. Read More
- Rend Lake College, according to a 2016 study by SmartAsset ranked Rend Lake College the #1 community college in the nation. Read More
- Southeastern Illinois College was ranked the best online two-year college in Illinois as well as being ranked number 19 in the nation for the same category. Read More