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Statement · Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,704 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $25,177.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $44,030 ten years after entering, the 30th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 58% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
11,203

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $25,177 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $12,704 and $21,267 a year depending on income at Southeast Missouri State University.

Statement of cost · Southeast Missouri State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$25,177
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,704
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,882
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,903

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,704; $30–48k: $13,342; $48–75k: $15,338; $75–110k: $17,395; over $110k: $21,267. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,704
$30k–$48k$13,342
$48k–$75k$15,338
$75k–$110k$17,395
Over $110k$21,267

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $44,030; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$38,150
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$42,027
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
30th percentile among public 4-years
$44,030
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
68th percentile among public 4-years
$21,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,750

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $38,150; 8 yrs after entry: $42,027; 10 yrs after entry: $44,030. Median graduate debt: $21,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$38,150
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$42,027
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$44,030
Median graduate debt$21,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Southeast Missouri State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree283not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree139$48,292$26,875
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree113$34,503$22,995
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree112$45,794$23,188
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree109$63,025$22,988
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree100$55,185$21,519
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree73$38,822$21,748
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree70$76,051$26,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree63$48,474$26,625
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree62$83,522not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree60$51,847not reported
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree57$47,311$24,500
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree49$64,541$14,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree47$67,273$25,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree41$84,685$22,948
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's Degree38$74,358$23,458
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma38not reportednot reported
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree37$40,640$25,000
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree37$27,497$26,750
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree35not reported$24,250
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree29$73,507$24,489
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree25$92,092$21,591
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree21not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree28$71,347$19,250
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree17not reported$19,500

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Southeast Missouri State University: 6,373 undergraduates; 30% of students receive Pell grants; 74% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

74%

32nd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

6,373

59th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

30%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

45th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

58%

finish within 150% of normal time

76th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

37%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$42,518

65th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k28%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k28%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.