Southeast Missouri State University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 117 Title IV programs, 40 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 75 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing40 · 34.2%
- No Data75 · 64.1%
- Failing2 · 1.7%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 11
Action history · 21
- Aug 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Jul 2025Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Jul 2024Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
- Jan 2024Approved for Distance EducationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Jul 2023Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,869 students received $16.5M in Pell grants, alongside $28.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,233 borrowers who entered repayment, 56 (2.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Southeast Missouri State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Southeast Missouri State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Southeast Missouri State selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSoutheast Missouri State University | 58% | — | 9,501 | $15,882 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 54% | 86.1% | 9,152 | $16,244 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 54% | 63.8% | 12,857 | $14,462 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 68% | 92.7% | 9,278 | $15,901 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 65% | 88.8% | 9,253 | $18,743 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 39% | 94.8% | 10,732 | $13,529 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 56% | 88.8% | 9,390 | $15,892 |
Institutions like Southeast Missouri State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Southeast Missouri State's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
Northwest Missouri State University
Grad rate54%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment9,152Net price$16,244View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
University of Central Missouri
Grad rate54%Admit rate63.8%Enrollment12,857Net price$14,462View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIowa
University of Northern Iowa
Grad rate68%Admit rate92.7%Enrollment9,278Net price$15,901View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMinnesota
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Grad rate65%Admit rate88.8%Enrollment9,253Net price$18,743View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMinnesota
Saint Cloud State University
Grad rate39%Admit rate94.8%Enrollment10,732Net price$13,529View data
Southeast Missouri State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Southeast’s Office of Institutional Research is responsible for providing institutional research and reporting services to clients both within and outside of the University. Our services support planning, accountability, and continuous improvement processes.
Visit IR office page- Eric ChambersDirector, Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Southeast Missouri State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C111,262 applied → 7,767 admitted (69.0%) → 1,381 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 69.0% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1020–1210 (median 1110).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 17–24 (median 20).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $25,991 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $25,991 → about $16,606 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($9,385); 56% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H556% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $28,978 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 58%; first-year retention 76%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 7 pts below the overall rate (51% vs 58%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I355% of classes have under 20 students; 2% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B26% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B17,926 undergraduates and 1,574 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1877 transfer applicants → 847 admitted (96.5%) → 432 enrolled
Source publications
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