universities in the United States. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
In the 2023–2024 academic year, SLU had an enrollment of 15,204 students. The student body included 8,502 undergraduate students and 6,702 graduate students that represent all 50 states and 96 countries. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Spending and Doctorate Production".
For more than 50 years, the university has maintained the Saint Louis University Madrid Campus in Spain. The Madrid campus was the first freestanding campus operated by an American university in Europe and the first American institution to be recognized by Spain's higher education authority as an official foreign university.
SLU's athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
== History ==
=== Early years ===
Saint Louis University traces its origins to the Saint Louis Academy, founded on November 16, 1818, by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, Bishop of Louisiana …
