Saint Louis University Top Questions

A lot of people think that SLU students are stuck-up rich kids, or that they couldn't get into Washington University in Saint Louis so they went to SLU instead.

Everyone who goes to SLU is catholic.

Everyone wears Northface and Uggs. Everyone works out. Ethnic groups stick together.

Everyone is in a frat or sorority.

Students at SLU are wealthy and snobbish.

rich, smart, like to party

Because it is a private school and expensive that the people who attend are all very preppy, snobby, and country club raised. This is not true. People come from all backgrounds and not everyone wears polos and boat shoes all the time.

Before coming to SLU, I had heard it described as a "preppy" school.

Rich Kids Smart Preppy Stuck Up

While walking to class, there's a good chance that 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students you see will be wearing Birkenstocks, a North Face jacket, and jeans from Hollister, American Eagle, or Abercrombie and Fitch. Most students drink at least two or three days a week and when I say drink, I don't mean a beer or two. SLU students know how to party... HARD. Everyone tends to balance their life out pretty well... partying, studying, going to class. meeting new people, extracurriculars. The students tend to be a bit more conservative than at other colleges and universities but that's what you expect when going to a private, Catholic university.