Cape Girardeau, MO · Public · 6,373 undergraduates · urban
Southeast Missouri State University
Less selective
SEMO combines a traditional regional university with distinctive applied options in cybersecurity, agriculture, business, and performing arts.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Strongest in affordability and mobility.- Admission
- 78.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 52.4%
7,462 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$44,030 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Southeast Missouri State University apart
Academic design
Cybersecurity, agribusiness, education, business, health, and arts provide broad professional pathways.
Campus pattern
Cape Girardeau sits on the Mississippi River; the River Campus concentrates arts programs separately from the main academic core.
Career & value signal
Regional industry, agriculture, schools, health systems, and arts organizations support experiential learning.
Can I get in?
78.5% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
7,462About 79 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 1% submitted an SAT, and 6% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Southeast Missouri State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Southeast Missouri State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Cybersecurity, agribusiness, education, business, health, and arts provide broad professional pathways.
Make institutional fit specific
SEMO combines a traditional regional university with distinctive applied options in cybersecurity, agriculture, business, and performing arts.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Southeast Missouri State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Biology, General
What is campus life like?
Southeast Missouri State University beyond the classroom
Cape Girardeau sits on the Mississippi River; the River Campus concentrates arts programs separately from the main academic core.
A defining academic feature
Cybersecurity, agribusiness, education, business, health, and arts provide broad professional pathways.
What shapes an ordinary week
Cape Girardeau sits on the Mississippi River; the River Campus concentrates arts programs separately from the main academic core.
Where the degree can lead
Regional industry, agriculture, schools, health systems, and arts organizations support experiential learning.