Southeast Missouri State University (Southeast Missouri State) vs. Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)

Compare two schools with tuition, admission, test scores, and more academic characteristics.

  • Both Southeast Missouri State University (Southeast Missouri State) and Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) are public.
  • Southeast Missouri State is located in Cape Girardeau, MO and EKU is located in Richmond, KY.
  • EKU has more expensive tuition of $20,820 than Southeast Missouri State ($9,496).
  • Southeast Missouri State has tighter acceptance rate of 84.55% than EKU (87.37%).
  • Southeast Missouri State has higher SAT scores of 1,080 than EKU (1,070).
  • EKU is larger with 14,324 students than Southeast Missouri State (9,927 students).
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#21 in Missouri
Rankings#9 in Kentucky
Public, 4-yearsSchool TypePublic, 4-years
Cape Girardeau, MOLocationRichmond, KY
Southeast Missouri StateKnown asEKU
1 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Offered Degrees1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)
Master's College and University (larger programs)Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Research University
Tuition & Fees
$9,015 Missouri residents
$9,496 out-of-state
Undergraduate$10,130 Kentucky residents
$20,820 out-of-state
$6,957 Missouri residents
$7,371 out-of-state
Graduate$10,596 Kentucky residents
$14,340 out-of-state
$6,978Financial Aid$8,710
Admission
Application Fee
84.55%Acceptance Rate87.37%
42.85%Yield32.07%
1,080 SAT, 20 ACTTest Scores1,070 SAT, 20 ACT
Student Population
9,927Total Students14,324
8,454Undergraduate12,072
1,473Graduate2,252
1,941Online Enrollment4,278
Graduation Rate & Outcomes
56%Graduation Rate49%
Transfer-out Rate
73%Retention Rate77%
$41,400Average Earning after Graduation$39,300
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and Graduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 2,541)On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 4,456)
$6,230 average annual costs
Not offered or not ReportedMeal Plan✔ (21 meals per week)
$4,130 average annual costs
Faculties and Staffs
20 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
381 Full-time
157 Part-time
Number of Faculties563 Full-time
410 Part-time
1,036 Full-time
168 Part-time
Number of Staffs1,647 Full-time
716 Part-time
$68,777 for Faculties
$48,739 Part-time
Average Salary$65,655 for Faculties
$51,583 Part-time
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023