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Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO · Public · Small city · SMSU

Public institution in Cape Girardeau, MO · 6,588 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $44,030 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,532641st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,496535th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$9,496230th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,337573rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,0301,410th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,1501,343rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.7%931st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.8%916th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.5%852nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1018912th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
6,588395th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.4%1,232nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 178 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$60,161—
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$57,318$53,775
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,192$53,358
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$53,358
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,542$49,527
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$42,682$42,682
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$41,565$36,848
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$41,295$38,829
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$40,368$38,289
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,489$41,441
MarketingBusinessbachelors$37,208$38,289
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$33,993$33,993

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,292,938 (M $2,457,873 · W $1,835,065)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southeast Missouri State University’s 6,588 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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