Why SIU
Excellent Value SIU School of Law offers a tuition rate that is one of the lowest in the country. Read more about our excellent value.
Distinguished Faculty
Members of the School of Law faculty are drawn from distinguished practice and academic settings. They are known not only for their legal research and scholarship, but also for their ability and commitment to teaching. Read more about our faculty.
Members of the School of Law faculty are drawn from distinguished practice and academic settings. They are known not only for their legal research and scholarship, but also for their ability and commitment to teaching. Read more about our faculty.
Experiential Learning
The nationally-ranked Lawyering Skills Program and the ABA Gambrell Award-winning Professionalism Series bridge the gap between theory and practice and prepare graduates to function effectively as professionals. Both programs are incorporated into the first-year curriculum as an effort to begin practice-ready instruction in the first year of law school and continue as the students’ progress through law school. Read more about Experiential Learning opportunities.
The nationally-ranked Lawyering Skills Program and the ABA Gambrell Award-winning Professionalism Series bridge the gap between theory and practice and prepare graduates to function effectively as professionals. Both programs are incorporated into the first-year curriculum as an effort to begin practice-ready instruction in the first year of law school and continue as the students’ progress through law school. Read more about Experiential Learning opportunities.
Campus and Community
Southern Illinois University is located in Carbondale, Illinois, a beautiful setting next to the majestic Shawnee National Forest. A classic university town, the population of 47,000 includes approximately 20,000 university students of diverse ethnic and social backgrounds. Students at the School of Law can enjoy the advantages that come with living in a larger city with a major research level institution including an array of cultural, social, and athletic events held throughout the year. Read more about the campus and community.
Southern Illinois University is located in Carbondale, Illinois, a beautiful setting next to the majestic Shawnee National Forest. A classic university town, the population of 47,000 includes approximately 20,000 university students of diverse ethnic and social backgrounds. Students at the School of Law can enjoy the advantages that come with living in a larger city with a major research level institution including an array of cultural, social, and athletic events held throughout the year. Read more about the campus and community.
Accomplished Alumni
Since the first class graduated in 1976, the number of SIU School of Law graduates had grown to over 3,500 individuals. Read more about our alumni.
Since the first class graduated in 1976, the number of SIU School of Law graduates had grown to over 3,500 individuals. Read more about our alumni.
International Law Programs & Activities
SIU students and faculty are involved in a number of international law-related activities, including a variety of international law courses, a summer study abroad program in Ireland and Wales, an Asylum and Refugee Law moot court team, an Immigration Detention Project, and an active student-run International Law Society (ILS), which hosts speakers and programs related to international law. Each year, several SIU faculty members and students engage in international and comparative law research, conferences, and other projects. For more information, click here.
SIU students and faculty are involved in a number of international law-related activities, including a variety of international law courses, a summer study abroad program in Ireland and Wales, an Asylum and Refugee Law moot court team, an Immigration Detention Project, and an active student-run International Law Society (ILS), which hosts speakers and programs related to international law. Each year, several SIU faculty members and students engage in international and comparative law research, conferences, and other projects. For more information, click here.
