Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO)
Cape Girardeau, United States
- 1873
- Founded
- Not listed
- Global Rank
- 10,000+
- Total Students
- 8%
- International Students
- 287
- Programs
About Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO)
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a comprehensive public university founded in 1873, situated on a historic bluff in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, overlooking the Mississippi River. Serving approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students from across the United States and more than 50 countries, SEMO offers over 200 academic programs across five academic colleges: Harrison College of Business and Computing, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Earl and Margie Holland College of Arts and Media, College of Education, Health and Human Studies, and College of Humanities and Social Sciences, along with the School of Graduate Studies. Anchored by the historic copper-domed Academic Hall constructed in 1906, SEMO operates Missouri's only campus dedicated exclusively to the visual and performing arts (River Campus) alongside regional campuses in Kennett and Sikeston. Renowned for experiential learning, AACSB-accredited business administration, ABET-accredited engineering technology and computer science, premier cybersecurity programs recognized by the NSA as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), CCNE-accredited nursing, and award-winning mass media programs, SEMO blends personalized teaching with high-impact research, athletics (NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference), and competitive merit scholarships for domestic and international students.
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Cape Girardeau, United States
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