Public Accountability Report
Southern Illinois University
(Appropriated Spending in Thousands)
| FY |
FY |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Programs | Expenditures | Headcount | Expenditures | Headcount |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | $ 153,782.9 | 5,385.0 | $ 150,906.1 | 5,222.6 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | $ 72,796.3 | 2,060.0 | $ 71,370.7 | 2,028.1 |
| Totals | $ 226,579.2 | 7,445.0 | $ 222,276.8 | 7,250.7 |
Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding.
Agency Narrative
The Southern Illinois University System is one of only two public comprehensive, multicampus university systems in the State of Illinois. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, categorized as a Carnegie Research 1 University (very high research spending and doctorate production), has a School of Medicine in Springfield, a School of Law in Carbondale, and off-campus degree programs at multiple military bases and civilian sites. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, designated as a Carnegie Research University, has a School of Dental Medicine in Alton, centers in East St. Louis and Belleville, and a School of Pharmacy in Edwardsville. Together the two institutions serve more than 24,000 students, offering 148 bachelor’s, 110 master’s, and 46 doctoral programs. Their students come from all of Illinois’ 102 counties and every state in the nation. The SIU System enrolls over 1,800 international students.
The System has an annual budget of approximately $1 billion. In addition, the State of Illinois directly funds about $191 million of the System’s employee benefits costs. Each of the universities in the System has its own Foundation, with combined assets in excess of $388 million.
Among the SIU System’s many defining characteristics and accomplishments are the following:
- Confers approximately 6,000 degrees and certificates annually.
- Connects with over 370,000 living alumni who have benefited from an SIU education.
- Provides jobs for approximately 7,500 employees in Illinois.
- Provides southern Illinois with research, service, and training through its centers and institutes in diverse areas including agriculture, wildlife, coal, public policy, education, environment, archaeology, broadcasting, and community services.
- Generates more than $184 million from grants and contracts, with much of the funding coming from out of state.
- Provides medical, dental, and nursing care at clinics throughout southern Illinois.
- Approximately 32% of the total SIU student population is historically underrepresented.
