Is Southeast Missouri State University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Southeast Missouri State University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Southeast Missouri State University's acceptance rate?

74% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 7,691 of 10,461 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 126%, from 4,622 in 2015 to 10,461 in 2024, and Southeast Missouri State University's admit rate went from 84% to 74%.

What GPA do you need for Southeast Missouri State University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.53 high school GPA, and 17% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Southeast Missouri State University? (Middle 50%: 990–1210)

Q: What ACT score do you need for Southeast Missouri State University?

56% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 18–24, with a median of 21. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 990–1210 works out to about 18–25.

First-year students at Southeast Missouri State University who sent an SAT scored 990–1210, with a median of 1120 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Southeast Missouri State University admits 74% of applicants.

Southeast Missouri State University · Cape Girardeau, MO

Where your score lands at Southeast Missouri State University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 990–1210, median 1120

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Southeast Missouri State University by the numbers

Admit rate: 74%
Middle 50% SAT: 990–1210
Median SAT: 1120
About on the ACT: 18–25
Sent an SAT: 8%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Southeast Missouri State University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 126%, from 4,622 in 2015 to 10,461 in 2024, and Southeast Missouri State University's admit rate went from 84% to 74%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	10,461	7,691	74%
2023	7,462	5,858	79%
2022	7,092	6,121	86%
2021	7,213	5,720	79%
2020	4,871	4,546	93%
2019	4,785	4,124	86%
2018	4,682	3,883	83%
2017	4,977	4,208	85%
2016	5,184	4,293	83%
2015	4,622	3,896	84%

In fall 2024, 1,380 of the 7,691 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Southeast Missouri State University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 940Far reachHold
940–980ReachHold
990–1110TargetHold
1120–1200TargetSend
1210 and upLikelySend

80090010001100120013001400

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Southeast Missouri State University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	480	550	610
SAT Reading and Writing	500	560	620
SAT total	990	1120	1210
ACT composite	18	21	24

Of enrolled first-year students, 8% sent an SAT and 56% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.53; 99% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 17%; of new students who reported a rank

Southeast Missouri State University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $15,882; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 58%
Median earnings: $44,030; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 8,845

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Southeast Missouri State University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Every college for an SAT of1120 1210

Sources

Southeast Missouri State University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Southeast Missouri State University website
Southeast Missouri State University

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 990–1210, and the median was 1120. At 1120 or higher you're above half of them. Southeast Missouri State University admits 74% of applicants.

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