- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Southeastern University
Lakeland, FLCity: midsizeZIP 33801Founded 1935
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1935
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.seu.edu
FloridaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Southeastern University
Southeastern University is a private nonprofit university in Lakeland, Florida, with 4,813 undergraduates. It admits 53% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $34,297 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate53%
Retention70%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans24%
$34,297net price / year
53%admission rate
—average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$49,323median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,282 of 1,704 for earnings#1,571 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,266 of 1,738 for graduation rate#271 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,996tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,740
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,740
- Average net price
- $34,297national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$31,618
$30,001–48,000$33,629
$48,001–75,000$33,345
$75,001–110,000$36,527
$110,001+$37,182
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 53%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college53%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,638
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,323middle 50%: $30,313–$70,019
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,019
Median, Southeastern University$49,323
Lower quarter$30,313
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,813
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 23.4
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,041 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,698
- Endowment, end of year
- $10,946,366
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White53%
Hispanic23%
Black11%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown3.4%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations26%
Business & management19%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Psychology8.3%
Communication & journalism6.9%
Health professions5.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.2%
Education4.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 137564. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7569505.