unitid 179557 · Cape Girardeau, MO · public 4-year · city (small)
Southeast Missouri State University
- enrollment 2023
- 11,203
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
74%
32nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
6,373
59th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
30%
undergrads on Pell grants
45th pctl among public 4-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
76th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,177
66th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,882
after aid, aided students
72nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,030
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,500
68th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,704 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $42,518
- First-generation students
- 37%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,903
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 283 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 139 | $48,292 | $26,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 113 | $34,503 | $22,995 |
| Psychology, General. | 112 | $45,794 | $23,188 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 109 | $63,025 | $22,988 |
| Biology, General. | 100 | $55,185 | $21,519 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 73 | $38,822 | $21,748 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 70 | $76,051 | $26,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 63 | $48,474 | $26,625 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 62 | $83,522 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 60 | $51,847 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 57 | $47,311 | $24,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.