Southern Illinois University

state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, United States
Organization state_university_system Q1472474
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Southern Illinois University

Summary

Southern Illinois University is a state university system[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern Illinois University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[3].
  • Southern Illinois University is located in Carbondale[4].
  • Southern Illinois University is in the country of United States[5].
  • Southern Illinois University's instance of is recorded as state university system[6].
  • Southern Illinois University's child organization or unit is recorded as Southern Illinois University Carbondale[7].
  • Southern Illinois University's child organization or unit is recorded as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville[8].
  • Southern Illinois University's child organization or unit is recorded as Southern Illinois University School of Medicine[9].
  • Southern Illinois University's Commons category is recorded as Southern Illinois University System[10].
  • Southern Illinois University comprises Southern Illinois University Carbondale[11].
  • Southern Illinois University comprises Southern Illinois University Edwardsville[12].
  • 1869 marks the founding of Southern Illinois University[13].
  • Southern Illinois University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.70798016776879, 'lon': -89.22299830184976}[14].
  • Southern Illinois University's official website is recorded as http://www.siusystem.edu/[15].
  • Southern Illinois University's count of students is recorded as {'amount': '+11266'}[16].
  • Southern Illinois University's category for alumni of educational institution is recorded as Category:Southern Illinois University alumni[17].
  • Southern Illinois University's endowment is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+172337761'}[18].
  • Southern Illinois University's endowment is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+190702155'}[19].

Body

Founding

1869 marks the founding of Southern Illinois University[13].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Southern Illinois University Carbondale[7], a public university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1869[22]; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville[8], a public university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1957[25], headquartered in Edwardsville[26]; and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine[9], a medical school[27], in United States[28], founded in 1970[29].

Why It Matters

Southern Illinois University has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . nacubo.org. Retrieved . nacubo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . nacubo.org. Retrieved . nacubo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . nacubo.org. Retrieved . nacubo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Endowment {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+172337761'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+190702155'}
    Coordinate location {'lat': 37.70798016776879, 'lon': -89.22299830184976}
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