About Us

Our College is in an important business.  Our mission is to inspire lives and transform business with everything we do.  From our investments in cutting edge technology to our team of top faculty researchers, our faculty and staff strive to provide a superior experience to our students each and every day.  This happens by providing our students with all the resources necessary to excel in the dynamic, rapidly evolving business world in which they will learn, work and live.

Students get this superior experience from close interaction with our world-class faculty, supportive advisors and career services staff who support students throughout their college experience.  Our continuing objective is to inspire a new generation of business leaders through emphasis on  integrity, innovation, and our enduring entrepreneurial spirit. Graduates of the SIUC College of Business are leaders in their communities, as well as in their boardrooms. 

Our College:

  • Is ranked among the top 100 public business colleges nationwide, by U.S. News and World Report.

  • Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, putting SIU in the top 10 percent of business schools nationwide. 

  • Received high marks from students surveyed by The Princeton Review, noting the school's "affordability" and the "happy students and smart classrooms."

  • Is only one of only three public business colleges in Illinois that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

  • Enrolls 1,600 undergraduates and 250 graduate students.

  • Is home of The Burnell D. Kraft Trading Floor, which provides real time simulation of commodities and financial trading using the latest technology.

  • Nestled in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest, the SIUC campus is wooded, beautifully landscaped and includes its own campus lake.  Students also enjoy the great outdoors at local parks and forests.

  • Boasts more than 20,000 College of Business alumni who excel as executives at companies worldwide.

  • For more information about the College of Business, read our Fast Facts.