Southeast Missouri State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southeast Missouri State University

Southeast Missouri State University operates as a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 6,373 students of which 9,015 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Southeast Missouri State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 950. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,882, with published in-state tuition of $9,903 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.8%. Graduates earn a median of $44,030 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,150 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 439300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.