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Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

372 Undergraduate Degrees
47 Graduate Degrees
$22,859 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
93% Acceptance Rate

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Southeast Missouri State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Southeast Missouri State University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#17 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#177 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Southeast Missouri State University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#29 Best Value Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising College Factual
#51 Best Value Colleges for General Economics College Factual
#53 Best Value Colleges for International Business College Factual
#53 Best Value Colleges for International Business/Trade/Commerce College Factual
#60 Best Value Colleges for Economics College Factual
#113 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual

Where Is Southeast Missouri State University?

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Contact details for Southeast Missouri State University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Plaza, Ms2025, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: 573-651-2000
Website: www.semo.edu
Facebook: http://www.semo.edu/facebook
Twitter: https://twitter.com/semissouristate

How Do I Get Into Southeast Missouri State University?

You can apply to Southeast Missouri State University online at: www.semo.edu/admissions/apply.htm

Admission Requirements for Southeast Missouri State University

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southeast Missouri State University?

93% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
Since Southeast Missouri State University has an acceptance rate of 93%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford Southeast Missouri State University?

$22,859 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
8.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Southeast Missouri State University is $22,859. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Southeast Missouri State University, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $5,719 a year. That adds up to $22,876 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southeast Missouri State University is 8.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Southeast Missouri State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,823 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,929 undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University, with 6,823 being full-time and 2,106 being part-time.

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There are also 1,072 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,823 full-time undergraduates at Southeast Missouri State University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southeast Missouri State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 62
Black or African American 636
Hispanic or Latino 184
White 5,433
International Students 253
Other Races/Ethnicities 255

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Southeast Missouri State University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Southeast Missouri State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Southeast Missouri State University

1,735 Took All Classes Online
5,967 Took At Least One Class Online
0.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,967 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southeast Missouri State University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Southeast Missouri State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southeast Missouri State University was $8,033 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $14,205. The following table shows how Southeast Missouri State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #1 #1
Management Science #1 #1
Accounting #22 #19
Accounting #22 #19

Online Growth Rankings of Southeast Missouri State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southeast Missouri State University was 0.4%. This is the #1,502 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southeast Missouri State University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Southeast Missouri State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Southeast Missouri State University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Management Science #84
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #135
Accounting #424

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Southeast Missouri State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 110 43 153
General Organizational Communication 54 0 54
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 47 0 47
Accounting 39 0 39
Finance 35 0 35
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 30 0 30
General Hospitality Administration/Management 18 0 18
Health Communication 15 0 15
General Economics 14 0 14
Entrepreneurship 5 0 5
International Business/Trade/Commerce 5 0 5
Organizational Leadership 0 4 4
Office Administration 0 0 0
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 0 0
Management Science 0 0 0
TOTAL 372 47 419

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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