Quad

Head-to-head

U. Tennessee-Chattanooga
Southeast Missouri State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Tennessee-Chattanooga's yield is 11 pts higher than Southeast Missouri State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Southeast Missouri State has 8 pts more first-gen students than U. Tennessee-Chattanooga (37% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Tennessee-Chattanooga grads earn $7.1K more ten years out than Southeast Missouri State's ($51,151 vs. $44,030)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Tennessee-Chattanooga has 1.6× as many undergrads as Southeast Missouri State

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Southeast Missouri State is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.43)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Tennessee-Chattanooga's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Southeast Missouri State

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Tennessee-Chattanooga admits 72%, Southeast Missouri State 76%; U. Tennessee-Chattanooga's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga72%
Southeast Missouri State76%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Tennessee-ChattanoogaAccessiblefrom TennesseeSelectivefrom other states
  • Southeast Missouri StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga
983–1150
Southeast Missouri State
990–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Tennessee-ChattanoogaRigor, GPA, and tests very important48%
  • Southeast Missouri StateRigor and GPA very important39%

Who's on each campus

U. Tennessee-Chattanooga has 1.6× as many undergrads as Southeast Missouri State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga10.1K
Southeast Missouri State6.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga33%
Southeast Missouri State30%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. Tennessee-Chattanooga, and Business Administration and Management at Southeast Missouri State.

Students per faculty member
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga18 to 1
Southeast Missouri State20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Tennessee-ChattanoogaPsychology, General9%
  • Southeast Missouri StateBusiness Administration and Management, General9%

What each costs

U. Tennessee-Chattanooga costs about $1.1K less a year than Southeast Missouri State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$18.2K
Southeast Missouri State$19.3K
Aid generosity
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga34%
Southeast Missouri State29%

What each pays off

U. Tennessee-Chattanooga's former students earn more, a median $51.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$51.2K
Southeast Missouri State$44K
Graduation rate
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga56%
Southeast Missouri State52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Southeast Missouri State got more selective while U. Tennessee-Chattanooga got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Tennessee-ChattanoogaGrowing+42%
  • Southeast Missouri StateGrowing+120%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Southeast Missouri State University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Southeast Missouri State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why