Southeast Missouri State University Student Population

How many students at Southeast Missouri State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Southeast Missouri State University has a total enrollment of 9,501 students, including 7,926 undergraduate and 1,575 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,863 male students (40.7%) and 5,638 female students (59.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,442 White students (67.8%) and 637 Black students (6.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,926 undergraduate students (83.4%) and 1,575 graduate students (16.6%).
• Class Delivery: 1,841 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,981 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Southeast Missouri State's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,863 male (40.66%) and 5,638 female (59.34%) students are attending Southeast Missouri State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.52.

By class level, 7,926 (83.42%) are undergraduate students and 1,575 (16.58%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.44% are male and 59.56% are female, while among graduate students, 41.78% are male and 58.22% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,442 White, 637 Black, and 88 Asian students out of a total of 9,501 are attending at Southeast Missouri State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Southeast Missouri State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Southeast Missouri State has 1,358 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 7,797 students under 25 years old, and 1,696 students over 25 years old out of 9,501 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,358 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. Southeast Missouri State has 7,106 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 817 students aged 25 and over.

It has 691 graduate students aged under 25 and 879 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Southeast Missouri State University, 1,841 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,981 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,568 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 273 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,926 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 432 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.45%.374 students have transferred in as full-time status and 58 students transferred in as part-time status.