Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SEMO is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.9% of undergraduate students being women and 39.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,629, with 5,256 women and 3,373 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SEMO is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.7% of undergraduate students being women and 39.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,222, with 742 women and 480 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.1% 3,373 students
- women 60.9% 5,256 students
Graduate Students
- men 39.3% 480 students
- women 60.7% 742 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 79.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 6,831 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 8.8% of the student body, with 757 students. Hispanic students represent 2.8% of the population, with 243 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.7%, with 236 students. Asian students account for 1.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 86 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 3 students.
International students make up 3.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 310 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.7% of the population, totaling 147 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within SEMO.
Undergraduate Students
- White 79.3% 6,831 students
- African American 8.8% 757 students
- International students 3.6% 310 students
- Hispanic 2.8% 243 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 236 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 147 students
- Asian 1.0% 86 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 59.5% 726 students
- International students 30.6% 373 students
- African American 4.1% 50 students
- Hispanic 1.8% 22 students
- Mixed race 1.5% 18 students
- Unknown race 1.3% 16 students
- Asian 1.1% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 78.8% 402 students
- African American 10.0% 51 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 19 students
- Hispanic 3.3% 17 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 11 students
- International students 2.0% 10 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 31% 2,646 students
- 18-19 30% 2,534 students
- 22-24 16% 1,329 students
- 25-29 5% 435 students
- 30-34 2% 196 students
- 40-49 1% 123 students
- 35-39 1% 114 students
- 50-64 1% 47 students
- 22-24 34% 420 students
- 25-29 28% 348 students
- 30-34 12% 150 students
- 40-49 10% 122 students
- 35-39 9% 112 students
- 50-64 3% 37 students
- 20-21 3% 31 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,111 | 77.86% | |
| Illinois | 213 | 14.93% | |
| Tennessee | 18 | 1.26% | |
| Arkansas | 17 | 1.19% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 5 | less than 1% | |
| California | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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