SIUE is one of the worse decisions anyone could make when attempting to seek an institution of higher learning to invest their future in. I would never recommend this place to any decent individual as this place is far from a safe and engaging institution. While attending SIUE I suffered a tragic assault while living in Cougar Village which is SIUE's on campus housing establishment. I had attempted to make contact to housing staff and administration multiple times before and after the horrific event occurred. I was neglected at every attempt by staff including the on-campus medical staff whom were just one of the departments I showed my bruises. This is because SIUE was not and is not concerned with the safety of their students above keeping their name and financial profit clear of the dangerous reality of what they are harboring there on their campus; crime. When I attempted to seek assistance from the on campus police I was faced with thug tactics in an attempt to quiet me from pursuing any type of public legal retribution against my assaulter and the school in the end nothing was done and my assaulter like so many criminals on SIUE's campus was left free from punishment for his actions allowed to attend classes and also to continue to live in on campus housing. I must say that this is far from an isolated incident. While being persecuted on SIUE's campus with discrimination, prejudice, and an overall hate by those whom would see me quieted and marginalized. I was approached by students and staff aware of my situation that brought to my attention that SIUE has a successful track record of quieting victims of horrendous crimes with their neglectful, unethical, and in many cases criminal responses to those sensitive matters that occur on their campus. Again, all in an attempt to save their name and profits. SIUE also boasts a very low academic standard. This is because of their desperation to receive anyone who can bring them a profit. Many of SIUE's instructors are not PhD's and are using academic itineraries that are more than a decade old and do not correspond with the expensive text that students are required to possess. Individuals, in many cases must take classes multiple times in order to ascertain the material they spent so much money to be taught effectively the first time. Because of this students drive themselves into unnecessary debt that leads them to have to leave with no degree and an ever increasing collections account which SIUE personally handles in an attempt to extort horrendous amounts of ever increasing interest from students who deserved better in the first place. Please be warned that SIUE is not what they will attempt to persuade you to believe it is. I fell for their marketing attempt, propagandized into believing that the small campus in the middle of the "quiet" country would be the right place for me. Well I learned very quickly that SIUE is writhe with crime, drugs, and sexual prowess. And, I hope that by writing this review I may help parents and/or potential students to avoid what will most certainly be a very bad choice for not only their wallets but most definitely their future...