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Southeast Missouri State University was awarded 105 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Southeast Missouri State University is ranked #1,307 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Southeast Missouri State University is also ranked #27 out of 48 schools in Missouri.
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The acceptance rate at Southeast Missouri State University is 79%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Southeast Missouri State University is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Southeast Missouri State University, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southeast Missouri State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Southeast Missouri State University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Southeast Missouri State University this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,929 undergraduates at Southeast Missouri State University with 6,823 being full-time and 2,106 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,359 | $11,406 | $13,157 | $16,624 | $17,862 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southeast Missouri State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southeast Missouri State University, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $5,835 a year. That adds up to $23,340 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.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 132 | $31,454 |
| Business Administration & Management | 110 | $35,772 |
| General Psychology | 105 | $28,965 |
| General Biology | 103 | $25,035 |
| Nursing | 100 | $59,369 |
| Germanic Languages | 78 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 76 | $29,430 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 69 | $32,558 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 69 | $38,597 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 61 | $26,634 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 5,982 students took at least one online class at Southeast Missouri State University. This is an increase from the 5,967 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,982 | 1,705 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,967 | 1,735 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,553 | 1,704 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,000 | 1,812 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,021 | 1,796 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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