Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois, United States, chartered in 1869. It is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system and is classified as an R1 doctoral university with very high research activity. The university offers programs across varied disciplines and has research partnerships involving organizations such as Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and NASA.