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Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Southeastern Oklahoma State University is based in the town of Durant, OK — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,043

family income
under $30k

$5,189

$30–48k

$7,686

$48–75k

$9,962

$75–110k

not reported

over $110k

Only four of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University — this isn't a full distribution.

Average net price

$8,0392023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Southeastern Oklahoma State University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $10,426 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $8,039.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,070
2009	$8,177
2010	$7,819
2011	$8,794
2012	$7,848
2013	$7,979
2014	$8,181
2015	$9,025
2016	$8,253
2017	$8,508
2018	$8,237
2019	$8,109
2020	$10,426
2021	$5,887
2022	$6,352
2023	$8,039

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$18,5942024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Southeastern Oklahoma State University rose from $13,923 (2009) to $18,594 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$13,923
2010	$13,923
2011	$14,159
2012	$14,288
2013	$14,050
2014	$14,305
2015	$14,663
2016	$15,342
2017	$15,351
2018	$15,839
2019	$15,973
2020	$16,367
2021	$17,625
2022	$17,907
2023	$17,393
2024	$18,594

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,934	$4,286
2001	$2,120	$4,683
2002	$2,250	$5,043
2003	$2,947	$6,847
2004	$3,123	$7,452
2005	$3,040	$7,380
2006	$3,156	$7,656
2007	$3,668	$9,080
2008	$4,316	$10,687
2013	$5,315	$13,440
2014	$5,688	$13,992
2015	$5,975	$14,613
2016	$6,450	$15,720
2017	$6,750	$15,390
2018	$6,750	$15,390
2019	$6,750	$15,390
2020	$6,750	$15,390
2021	$6,930	$15,870
2022	$7,020	$15,930
2023	$7,200	$16,410

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Southeastern Oklahoma State University reports tuition of $7,530 for in-state students and $16,740 for out-of-state students. Check Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,018 undergrads, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

31.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Southeastern Oklahoma State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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31.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 35.3% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 31.5%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	30.5%
1992 cohort	30.8%
1993 cohort	34.6%
1994 cohort	34%
1995 cohort	34.6%
1996 cohort	32.3%
1997 cohort	35.3%
1998 cohort	31.5%
1999 cohort	28.8%
2000 cohort	30.8%
2001 cohort	32.1%
2002 cohort	29.3%
2003 cohort	30.1%
2004 cohort	28.7%
2005 cohort	29.1%
2006 cohort	30%
2007 cohort	30.6%
2008 cohort	28.8%
2009 cohort	29.3%
2010 cohort	25.2%
2011 cohort	27.4%
2012 cohort	33%
2013 cohort	34.9%
2014 cohort	31.5%
2015 cohort	30.1%
2016 cohort	33.5%
2017 cohort	33.3%
2018 cohort	31.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,712	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,464	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,511	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,000	$3,086
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,482	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$12,500	$4,570
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$12,597	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$13,365	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$13,745	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$13,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$14,460	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$15,000	$5,635
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$15,880	$6,454
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$17,500	$5,631
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,000	$6,562
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$17,513	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$17,000	$7,444

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$40,734

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,333

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$45,079

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Southeastern Oklahoma State University admitted 1,005 of 1,315 applicants in Fall 2024. The 76.4% rate describes that application pool.

76.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,200 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,018 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 980–11861600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Southeastern Oklahoma State University received 1,315 applications and admitted 1,005 (76.4%), with 515 enrolling.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–593 and Math was 490–593 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 980–1186 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	530	593
SAT Math	490	530	593
ACT Composite	18	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

76.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72.1%
Fall 2002	68.4%
Fall 2003	80.2%
Fall 2004	73.1%
Fall 2005	74.4%
Fall 2006	70.7%
Fall 2007	71.7%
Fall 2008	80.8%
Fall 2009	82.2%
Fall 2010	83.3%
Fall 2011	77.5%
Fall 2012	74.9%
Fall 2013	79.9%
Fall 2014	78.7%
Fall 2015	72.2%
Fall 2016	77.3%
Fall 2017	72.4%
Fall 2018	75.4%
Fall 2019	73.7%
Fall 2020	78.6%
Fall 2021	73.7%
Fall 2022	74.2%
Fall 2023	80.3%
Fall 2024	76.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1186Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2020	880	1090
Fall 2021	880	1080
Fall 2022	920	1120
Fall 2023	960	1150
Fall 2024	980	1186

IPEDS Fall 2020–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	22
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	17	22
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	18	24
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	18	22
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	18	23
Fall 2023	18	23
Fall 2024	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,018Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Southeastern Oklahoma State University fell from 3,545 (Fall 2002) to 3,018 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,545
Fall 2003	3,677
Fall 2004	3,582
Fall 2005	3,573
Fall 2006	3,454
Fall 2007	3,480
Fall 2008	3,415
Fall 2009	3,732
Fall 2010	3,703
Fall 2011	3,537
Fall 2012	3,587
Fall 2013	3,363
Fall 2014	3,372
Fall 2015	3,125
Fall 2016	2,989
Fall 2017	2,937
Fall 2018	2,960
Fall 2019	2,966
Fall 2020	3,078
Fall 2021	2,832
Fall 2022	2,853
Fall 2023	3,031
Fall 2024	3,018

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

63%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Southeastern Oklahoma State University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 71% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 63%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	59%
Fall 2003 cohort	59%
Fall 2004 cohort	58%
Fall 2005 cohort	54%
Fall 2006 cohort	59%
Fall 2007 cohort	58%
Fall 2008 cohort	59%
Fall 2009 cohort	55%
Fall 2010 cohort	53%
Fall 2011 cohort	57%
Fall 2012 cohort	57%
Fall 2013 cohort	64%
Fall 2014 cohort	61%
Fall 2015 cohort	55%
Fall 2016 cohort	64%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	62%
Fall 2019 cohort	61%
Fall 2020 cohort	54%
Fall 2021 cohort	59%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	63%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Southeastern Oklahoma State University

41.6% of Southeastern Oklahoma State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Southeastern Oklahoma State University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 3,018 undergraduates live off campus, and 63.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 980–1186 — their midpoint is below the OK four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Southeastern Oklahoma State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Southeastern Oklahoma State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Southeastern Oklahoma State University76.4%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Southeastern Oklahoma State University$7,530

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Southeastern Oklahoma State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University$45,079

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	76.4%	76%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,530	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$45,079	$46,116	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Southeastern Oklahoma State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 14 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$95,825
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	$81,849
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$66,785
Accounting and Related Services	$61,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$53,029
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$52,418
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,523
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,672
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,466
Marketing	$46,290
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,166
Biology, General	$45,800
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$39,544
Psychology, General	$35,428

These 14 fields listed for Southeastern Oklahoma State University measure earnings after completion. The $45,079 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional Southeastern Oklahoma State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Southeastern Oklahoma State University report?

Southeastern Oklahoma State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 980–1186 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Southeastern Oklahoma State University's acceptance rate?

76.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,005 admitted from 1,315 applicants.

How much does Southeastern Oklahoma State University cost?

In-state tuition is $7,530; out-of-state students pay $16,740. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Southeastern Oklahoma State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $45,079. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

University of Tulsa — 61.5% admitted
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma — 65.8% admitted
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — 76.6% admitted
Oklahoma City University — 77% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.