<span class="header">Quick Facts about</span> <span class="header">SIUE</span><p><span class="xbodytext"><a href="#climate">Area and Climate</a></span></p><p><span class="xbodytext"><strong>Type:</strong> 4-year public co-ed<br /><strong>Setting:</strong> suburban<br /><strong>Enrollment:</strong> 13,460<br /><strong>Student-faculty ratio:</strong> 17:1<br /><strong>2005-2006 tuition and fees:</strong><br /><strong>2005-2006 room and board:</strong><br /><strong>Contact:</strong></span></p><blockquote> <p><span class="xbodytext">Judy Bartel<br />Associate Director of Admissions<br />Southern Illinois University Edwardsville<br />Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047</span></p></blockquote><p><span class="xbodytext"><strong>Telephone:</strong> 618-650-3770<br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 618 650-3618<br /><strong>E-mail:</strong> intladm@siue.edu<br /><strong>Web site:</strong> www.siue.edu<br /><strong>International students:</strong> 4%<br /><strong>Countries represented:</strong> 53<br /><strong>International students applied:</strong> 1,468<br /><strong>International students accepted:</strong> 648<br /><strong>International students enrolled:</strong> 259<br /><strong>Admission tests:</strong></span></p><ul type="square"> <li><span class="xbodytext">TOEFL (minimim paper-based score 550, minimum computer-based score 213)<br /> </span></li> <li><span class="xbodytext">SAT I: Recommended<br /> </span></li> <li><span class="xbodytext">ACT: Recommended</span></li></ul><p><span class="xbodytext"><strong>Application deadlines:</strong> fall, 6/15; spring, 10/15; summer, 3/15<br /><strong>On-campus housing:</strong> available<br /><strong>Summer housing:</strong> available</span></p><p><span class="subheader"><a name="climate" id="climate">Area and Climate<br /></a></span><span class="xbodytext">SIUE is located in southwestern Illinois in the town of Edwardsville, which has a population of about 21,500. Because SIUE's 2,660-acre (1,077 hectare) campus is just a ½-hour drive from St. Louis, Missouri, students can experience the benefits of a culturally diverse, major American city while living and studying in a friendly, small-town university community.</span></p><p><span class="xbodytext">SIUE students experience four distinct seasons, with winter temperatures averaging 32ºF (0ºC) and summer temperatures averaging 80ºF (27ºC).</span></p>