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Southeastern University is a private national university located in Lakeland, Florida. Southeastern University is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Southeastern University is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,636 10 years after enrolling, 38th in Florida, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southeastern University bachelor students earn 12% less than the national average.
Southeastern University’s median net annual cost of $26,640 and average years to graduate of 4.7 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Southeastern University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Health & Fitness, Comms & Media Studies, Registered Nursing, Education, Criminal Justice - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,640
Average years to graduate
4.7
Business and Commerce
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 9.4
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology.
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 18.25
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Southeastern University - Business Administration, Special Education, Educ. Administration, Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.7 years. 48% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southeastern University is 10% lower than the state average, and 19% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Southeastern University, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southeastern University graduates within 4.7 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Southeastern University’s economic mobility score of 3.93 is calculated by adjusting the 8.99 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southeastern University’s EMS of 3.93 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Southeastern University pays $26,640 a year, $16,940 less than the $43,580 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,640
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southeastern University, 95% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,640 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,406. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,442
Pell grants
$4,752
State grants
$4,099
Institutional grants
$9,781
Southeastern University offers 11 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Southeastern University offers 5 programs, 3 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
16
Hybrid programs
11
Percentage of programs online
18%
Southeastern University's selective admissions are indicated by their 45% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,940 applicants, of which 2,219 were admitted and 1,205 enrolled. Southeastern University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
95%
83%
Female
56%
59%
First time
74%
59%
In-state
49%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
57%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
22%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%