Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a public institution, was founded in 1869 as a teachers college named Southern Illinois Normal College. The university is located in Carbondale, Illinois. Currently around 21,000 students are enrolled at the institution. Southern Illinois operates out of various colleges/schools like: Agricultural Sciences, Applied Sciences and Arts, Business and Administration, Education and Human Services, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mass Communication and Media Arts, Science, Library Affairs, Law and Medicine.