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Southeastern Oklahoma State University Data & Information Overview

213 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
74% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Southeastern Oklahoma State University Ranked?

#1,023 Best Colleges in Nation
#9 Best Colleges in OK
Health & Physical Education Highest Ranked Major
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2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University was awarded 213 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & physical education.

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Overall Quality

Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #1,023 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southeastern Oklahoma State University held the #1,238 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 32 colleges in Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is ranked at #9.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Southeastern Oklahoma State University?

74% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University is 74%. 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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Southeastern Oklahoma State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 540. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southeastern Oklahoma State University  ( 440 to 540 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southeastern Oklahoma State University  ( 440 to 540 )
200
800
Southeastern Oklahoma State University received ACT scores from 66% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Southeastern Oklahoma State University  ( 17 to 23 )
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University, this rate is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southeastern Oklahoma State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

54% Freshmen Retention
16% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Southeastern Oklahoma State University this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  54 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University is 16%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  16 out of 100
0
100

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,349 Full-Time Undergraduates
45.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
53.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,274 undergraduates at Southeastern Oklahoma State University with 2,349 being full-time and 925 being part-time.

How Much Does Southeastern Oklahoma State University Cost?

$8,109 Net Price
37% Take Out Loans
$20,728 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,109. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Southeastern Oklahoma State University

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,034 $7,217 $10,324 $13,187 $13,367

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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southeastern Oklahoma State University, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,182 a year. That adds up to $20,728 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University is 7.0%. 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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How Much Money Do Southeastern Oklahoma State University Graduates Make?

$41,698 Avg Salary of Grads
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Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Southeastern Oklahoma State University make around $41,698 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State
2,349 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution situated in Durant, Oklahoma. The surrounding location of Durant is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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Contact details for Southeastern Oklahoma State University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 425 W University Blvd, Durant, OK 74701-3347
Phone: 580-745-2000
Website: www.se.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoutheasternOklahomaStateUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SE1909

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Majors

38 Majors With Completions
537 Undergraduate Degrees
1,007 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 38 majors graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Of these students, 537 received undergraduate degrees and 1,007 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Quality Control Technology 82 $49,740
Teacher Education Grade Specific 45 $35,520
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 45 $34,435
Business Administration & Management 36 NA
General Psychology 28 $27,255
Air Transportation 27 NA
Communication & Media Studies 22 $32,224
Human Development & Family Studies 21 NA
Accounting 21 $41,889
General Biology 21 $25,243

Learn more about the majors offered at Southeastern Oklahoma State University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

89% Take At Least One Class Online
67% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 4,833 students took at least one online class at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. This is a decrease from the 5,092 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 4,833 3,631
2019-2020 5,092 3,592
2018-2019 4,047 2,713
2017-2018 3,466 2,114
2016-2017 2,730 1,313

Learn more about online learning at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Notes and References

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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