Southern Illinois University

International students need to meet the minimum eligibility for their course to get into Southern Illinois University. Every course at SIU has its own admission requirements and the course-specific admission requirement vary from course to course. However, the general admission requirements for international students to get into SIU are:

• Academic transcripts
• SAT/ACT
• GRE/GMAT
• Resume/CV
• Interview
• Letter of Recommendation
• Essay
• English language proficiency
• Candidates need to have a GPA of 2.7 (on a scale of 4.0) in the last two years of Bachelor's coursework
• Also, candidates need to have a GPA of 3.0 on all previous graduate work

Southern Illinois University graduates are readily recruited by top industries in the US. The SIU has an impressive 82% of graduate placement rate along with 96% of graduate employement rate in its business school. The top recruiters of Southern Illinois University graduates are given below:

Southern Illinois University offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs to international students. The application fee for international students will depend on the level of study for your course. The application fee for undergraduate programs is USD 40 at Southern Illinois University. Whereas, for postgraduat programs international students are required to pay USD 65 as an application fees. 

Southern Illinois University is one of the best public research universities in the United States. SIU is very popular among international students for its academic courses. Every year thousands of students from more than 100+ countries and across the United States come to study at Southern Illinois University. The university campuses are highly diverse and culturallly vibrant, thus making a very comfortable environment for international students. 

Southern Illinois University has an acceptance rate between 91% to 95% on average. The university is not very selective in admissions and hard to get into. However, for popular courses it is more selective than normal and international students might find it hard to get into. Therefore, international students should check the minimum eligibility before applying for any course at Southern Illinois University. 

Yes, Southern Illinois University offers on campus accommodation and housing options to international students. International students can live either in residence halls or apartment style housing. The university has three apartment areas including Wall & Grand Apartments, Evergreen Terrace, and Elizabeth Apartments. These apartments are perfect for students who are marrd, have domestic partners, students with children, or single gradaute students. 

Southern Illinois University offers a variety of accommodation options to international students including Residence Halls and Apartment style housing option. The cost of living on campus of SIU vary from individual to individual and depends on the type of accommodation and your lifestyel. The cost of living on residence halls of Southern Illinois University are given below. 

*USD/INR = 83.02