Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 6,373 undergrads, where 30% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.49
Economic access
Campus size
16% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 43% take some
Where first-years come from
1,381 first-time students
15% came from other states and 19% from abroad; 66% are from Missouri. Fewer from other states than at 63% of colleges.
- In-state (Missouri)66%
- Other states15%
- Abroad19%
Top home states
- Missouri(home state)66% 909
- Illinois8.8% 122
- Arkansas1.4% 19
- Tennessee0.9% 12
- Texas0.7% 9
From 28 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
432
new transfer students, 24% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 46% of colleges.
374 full-time, 58 part-time.
Going on to another college
24%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 702 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
11% of undergrads study part-time.
59% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,330 students.
Housing
Beds
2,330
About 37 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 19 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Ohio Valley Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Ohio Valley Conference comparesROTC
Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
Southeast Missouri State University Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 16% of men, 13% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Delta Nu Chapter
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Delta-Phi (Southeast Missouri State)
Mu Kappa
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Southeast Missouri State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Southeast Missouri State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)