Saint Louis University - Rankings

Saint Louis University (SLU) is a Catholic, Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States.

University Rankings:

- Saint Louis University is ranked 90th among the best national universities in the United States (2012 U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges").

- It was one of 45 institutions and one of only two Jesuit universities to make the national best buy list (2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges "Best Buy Schools").

- According to the US News "Best Graduate Schools" 2011, the health law program was named the best in the nation by health law scholars for the seventh consecutive year. SLU also ranked in the top 25 schools nationally for its programs in geriatrics (13), international business (18), supply chain management (20) and entrepreneurship (21).

- Saint Louis University was named one of the top schools in the country for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review (2010).

- SLU's part-time MBA program was ranked No. 45 out of more than 300 programs in the country (2009 Business Week "Top Part-Time MBA Programs").

- SLU was highlighted for having a wireless campus and for its proximity to the Grand Center arts and entertainment district (2009 St. Louis Magazine "Great Places to Work").

- In the Barron's Best Buys in College Education (11th edition), SLU was named one of approximately 220 U.S. colleges and universities that provide "a first-class education at affordable prices".

- In The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development, SLU was named one of 325 colleges and universities nationwide that promotes character growth and development among the student body.

- Fortune Small Business has listed SLU as one of the top programs for entrepreneurship in the nation.

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