ACADEMICS 69 undergraduate, 47 graduate degree programs ACCREDITATION In 2012, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) voted to continue Southern’s accreditation. The university’s next site visit and comprehensive evaluation by NEASC is scheduled for 2021. ALUMNI 87,200 ATHLETICS The Owls have captured 10 national NCAA Division II team titles and 76 such individual championships. CAMPUS Nearly 172 acres DIVERSITY Minority students comprise about 28 percent of Southern’s enrollment. The university has nearly 700 students with disabilities.
SOUTHERN AT A GLANCE ENDOWMENT $11.3 million ENROLLMENT 11,117 FACULTY 434 full-time; 83 percent with doctoral and other terminal degrees GRADUATE STUDENTS 2,592 OPERATING BUDGET $190 million RESIDENCE LIFE A total of 2,636 full-time undergraduates live on campus in nine residence halls. That equals about 36 percent of the full-time undergraduate population. A small number of graduate students also live in campus housing. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 8,525
ABOVE: SOUTHERN’S NEW HOME FOR SCIENCE, DESIGNED BY CENTERBROOK ARCHITECTS.