Southeast Missouri State University

3/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Cape Girardeau, MO
5.0 1 review

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Overview

Total enrollment

9,501

Location Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Website semo.edu
Type Public 4 Year
Setting Remote Town

Size Mid-size
Status Non-profit
Housing Yes
Level of Study Undergrad/Graduate

Southeast Missouri State University occupies a hilltop campus in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, situated along the Mississippi River approximately 115 miles southeast of St. Louis. The institution, founded in 1873 as a teacher's college, features a mix of historic and modern buildings across its main campus, with Academic Hall, a domed structure built in 1905, serving as its architectural centerpiece. The university maintains four other regional campuses and offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs, with particular strengths in education, business, healthcare, and visual/performing arts. Students can choose from traditional residence halls or apartment-style campus housing, and the university competes in NCAA Division I athletics as the Redhawks in the Ohio Valley Conference.

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Ratings

Southeast Missouri State University is rated within the lower 27% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 3 out of 10.

Overall Rating

3 out of 10
Academics

3 out of 10
Resources

2 out of 10
Outcomes

4 out of 10
Value

1 out of 10

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Rankings

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Admissions

Admission Standards

Extremely Easy

SAT (enrolled mid-50) 850/1030
ACT (enrolled mid-50) 16/21
GPA 3.53

Acceptance Rate

73.5%

Applications Due Jul 1, 2027
Enrollment Rate 17.9%
Application Fee $0

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Annual Cost to Attend

Tuition

$9,903

Costs for Southeast Missouri State University
Fee		Cost
Tuition		$9,903
Books and Supplies		$696
Other Fees		$1,344
Room and Board		$12,198
Budget for Other Expenses		$5,816
Total One Year Cost		$29,957

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Student Outcomes

Average Salary After 10 Years

$40,500 per year

Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rate

46% within 6 years

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Popular Areas of Study

Popular majors at Southeast Missouri State University are Education, Business, and Liberal Arts and Humanities. 15% of students major in Education, 14% in Business, and 12% in Liberal Arts and Humanities.