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Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

79.3%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SEMO during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 7,213 2,687 4,526
Admitted students 5,720 1,965 3,755
Enrolled students 1,487 569 918
Acceptance rate 79% 73% 83%
Yield rate 26% 29% 24%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SEMO received a total of 7,213 applications. These applications included 2,687 male applicants and 4,526 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 7,213 applicants, SEMO admitted 5,720 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,965 males and 3,755 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,487 students chose to enroll at SEMO. This means that 1,487 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 569 were male and 918 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SEMO had an overall acceptance rate of 79% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 73% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 83%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SEMO had an overall yield rate of 26% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 29%, and for female admitted students, it was 24%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SEMO over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 4,622 1,840 2,782 3,896 1,546 2,350 84% 84% 84% 1,703 730 973 44% 47% 41%
2016 5,184 2,052 3,132 4,293 1,688 2,605 83% 82% 83% 1,858 757 1,101 43% 45% 42%
2017 4,977 1,866 3,111 4,208 1,573 2,635 84% 84% 85% 1,803 716 1,087 43% 46% 41%
2018 4,682 1,658 2,980 3,883 1,382 2,501 83% 83% 84% 1,573 594 979 40% 43% 39%
2019 4,785 1,806 2,979 4,124 1,556 2,568 86% 86% 86% 1,508 591 917 37% 38% 36%
2020 4,871 1,728 3,143 4,546 1,583 2,963 93% 92% 94% 1,490 557 933 33% 35% 32%
2021 7,213 2,687 4,526 5,720 1,965 3,755 79% 73% 83% 1,487 569 918 26% 29% 24%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Southeast Missouri State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Southeast Missouri State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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