Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Southeast Missouri State University is a public four-year institution based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 9,501 students in fall 2024, including 7,926 undergraduates and 1,575 graduate students.
Southeast Missouri State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 95 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,278 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 32 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
9,501
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
2,278
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
95
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 95
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
35%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,453
Associate degrees
21
Master's degrees
705
Certificates under 1 year
28
Postbaccalaureate certificates
39
Post-master's certificates
32
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
9,501
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,926
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,575
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,734
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,845
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,889
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
32
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
61%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ohio Valley Conference
President
Dr. Brad Hodson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherBusiness Administration and ManagementTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other+58