Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Higher purpose. Greater good.
Saint Louis University’s School of Science and Engineering (SSE) graduates technically proficient and socially responsible innovators and leaders. Its programs go beyond the ordinary by offering experiential learning opportunities, and it operates in a spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration to best prepare students for sought-after professions such as data science, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
SSE faculty will be dedicated to your academic and personal growth, and you’ll benefit from their expertise and mentorship. Their research—in which you can be involved—is funded by organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, Siemens, the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, and the departments of Transportation in Missouri and Illinois.
Your career in STEM
As a STEM major at SLU, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to practice what you learn, whether that’s helping to code the department’s systems, using virtual reality to control drones used in research, or more! Your professors not only embrace technology; they’re helping invent it.
Internship opportunities include airlines, technology companies and labs, and many lead to jobs after—or even before—graduation. SLU alumni can be found in STEM fields at leading companies around the globe.
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#46 Best Value School | U.S. News & World Report, 2025 |
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#13 Best Catholic College in America | Niche.com |
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#157 among the top 400 universities in the country | Wall Street Journal |
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#105 out of nearly 1,500 national universities | U.S. News & World Report, 2025 |
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Top 15% of America’s four-year colleges | The Princeton Review’s Best 390 Colleges 2025 |
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#2 Health Care Law Program | U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Law Schools |
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#12 in Entrepreneurship and International Business | U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Business Schools |
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#24 in Health Care Management | U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Health Schools |
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Size: 8,502 undergraduate students
Gender: 57% female, 43% male
Geographic diversity: 50 states and 96 countries represented
Student-faculty ratio: 8:1
Average class size: 26
Faculty excellence: 90% of full-time faculty hold terminal degrees.
Student involvement: 200+ organizations to join
Athletics: SLU competes in 11 NCAA Division 1 sports and is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference
Greek life: 20+ fraternities and sororities
Jesuits: 40 Jesuits teach, study and minister at SLU.
Undergraduate programs
SLU offers more than 90 challenging, relevant undergraduate degrees, along with minors, concentrations, certificates and accelerated programs. All programs are direct entry and will give students a truly personalized college experience.
“Most engineers can’t just sit in a classroom all day. We want to actually see how stuff works. SLU really caters to the hands-on experience environment.”