Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

73.5%

Acceptance rate

1,018

SAT Average

$14,532

Avg net price

6,588

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,018

ACT Composite15–20

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 21Bachelor’s 1,453Master’s 705	21	1,453	705
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 242Master’s 69	None reported	242	69
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 180Master’s 47	None reported	180	47
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 168Master’s 113	None reported	168	113
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 111Master’s None reported	None reported	111	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 101Master’s 30	None reported	101	30
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 82Master’s 11	None reported	82	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 77Master’s None reported	None reported	77	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 70Master’s 359	None reported	70	359
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 65Master’s None reported	None reported	65	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 50Master’s 7	None reported	50	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 42Master’s 4	None reported	42	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 42Master’s None reported	None reported	42	None reported
Associate’s 10Bachelor’s 39Master’s 34	10	39	34
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 33Master’s 6	None reported	33	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 31Master’s None reported	None reported	31	None reported
Associate’s 11Bachelor’s 26Master’s None reported	11	26	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 24Master’s 6	None reported	24	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 18Master’s 4	None reported	18	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s 10	None reported	11	10
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	None reported	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reported	None reported	8	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reported	None reported	8	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 5	None reported	6	5
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reported	None reported	6	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Ohio Valley Conference

Projected sponsored sports15

BaseballFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, OutdoorSoftballWomen's Basketball

Athletic participation

280 unique student-athletes · 11 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

President's Scholarship

4.0 cumulative high school GPA and 28 ACT or 1300 SAT

Mar 1, 2027

Copper Dome

2.9 or higher cumulative high school GPA

Jun 1, 2027

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $8,559
Required fees: $1,344
Food and housing: $12,198
Books and supplies: $696
Other expenses: $5,816
Total: $28,613

Total by year

$22,4062019–2019–20
$22,9972020–2120–21
$24,2742021–2221–22
$24,9882022–2322–23
$27,2822023–2423–24
$28,6132024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $14,532 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation39%

6-year graduation56%

Retention rate76%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$44,030

Median debt$21,500

Campus

Enrollment6,588

Student-faculty ratio20:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25