Southeast Missouri State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Southeast Missouri State University is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. It was established in 1873. It was earlier known as Southeast Missouri State Normal School. In 1973, it was renamed to Southeast Missouri State University. As of 2006, the University had an enrollment of over 10,000 students.

The Capaha Arrow is the University's student-run newspaper. It was established in 1911 and is one of the oldest college newspapers still in publication. There are many student clubs and organizations on campus.

Southeast Missouri has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities on campus. Some of them are Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Phi Delta Theta. They are governed by Interfraternal Council Fraternities (IFC), Panhellenic Conference, and National Pan-Hellenic Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, engineering technician, media, family and social work, art studies, and education and teaching.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Southeast Missouri State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 91% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,736 in 2009-2010 (8,406 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 91% are full-time and 9% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Southeast Missouri State provides on-campus housing for 3,106 of its 8,406 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Ohio Valley Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 156 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 111 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Southeast Missouri State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (5 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (35 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (239 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (17 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (400 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering Physics
• Engineering/Industrial Management

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (99 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (150 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (10 awarded)

• Horticultural Science
• Plant Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (305 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (117 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (84 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (93 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Nutrition Sciences
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (78 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (47 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (62 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology