[Last update: December 11, 2025]

6,863 students (85% of total 8,099 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Southeast Missouri State University (Southeast Missouri State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,733.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 1,235 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,512.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Southeast Missouri State University, 6,863 undergraduate students (85% of total 8,099 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,733.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Southeast Missouri State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,86385% $46,211,778$6,733
Pell Grants2,46230% $13,400,907$5,443
Federal Student Loan2,66933% $17,021,055$6,377

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,188 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 1,235 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Southeast Missouri State University. The average amount of aid received is $8,512.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Southeast Missouri State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,18896% --
Grants or Scholarships1,16194%$9,882,059$8,512
Federal Grants56846%$3,237,249$5,699
Pell Grants54644%$3,124,018$5,722
Other Federal Grants1099%$113,231$1,039
State/Local Grants58647%$1,502,745$2,564
Institutional Grants1,04885%$5,142,065$4,907
Student Loan Aid52543%$3,477,004$6,623
Federal Student Loans51041%$2,655,570$5,207
Other Student Loans696%$821,434$11,905

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Southeast Missouri State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level641610$5,643,713$8,805
0-30,000178178$2,115,312$11,884
30,001-48,000113112$1,352,166$11,966
48,001-75,000126125$1,229,937$9,761
75,001-110,0007770$391,440$5,084
110,001 or more147125$554,858$3,775

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