Starting with a small population of 143 students in the year 1869, The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale now hosts more than 14,000 students pursuing bachelors, masters, PhD and doctoral programs across various disciplines. A part of the Southern Illinois University system, SIU-Carbondale is a public research university spread across 1,136 acres in the state of Illinois. Education, Healthcare Management, Agriculture and related sciences, Psychology, and Aviation Management are some of the most enrolled courses at the university. Counted in the top 50 libraries of the US, the Morris library of SIU houses more than 4 million volumes and lakhs of books, journals, and eBooks. Named after a breed of a greyhound dog, Saluki is the university’s sports team. The university is an NCAA-1 category member. Carbondale also provides students with a number of services like a women’s centre, Disability support, Student Legal Assistance, career services etc. There are two residence halls-East and West campus spread across the university. Hannibal Buress (stand-up comedian, actor, and writer), Frederick J. Brown (artist), and Lee Feinswog (author and TV host) are some of the prominent alumni of SIU.