Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Public
- City
- 6,373 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 74%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,110per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 59%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,74810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Will To Do award ensures students will pay $0 out of pocket in tuition and general fees by covering any remaining amount after other aid is applied.
Source: SEMO Scholarships 2026-2027
Southeast Missouri State University requires all full-time students to live on campus for two academic years.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 74%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 15–20Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,110full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,192sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,194Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $10,194Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 59%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 76%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $48,74810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,373Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 37%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO — admits 91%
- California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA — admits 97%
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI — admits 89%
- University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD — admits 99%
Also worth a look
- Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO — admits 73%
- University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO — admits 72%
- University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO — admits 64%
- SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY — admits 71%
- University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO — admits 63%
- Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL — admits 78%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southeast Missouri State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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