Southeastern University Overview

Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lakeland, Florida. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Southeastern University Known For?

• The highest award offered at SEU is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Southeastern University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SEU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Most Popular Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SEU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#6	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Human Services Graduates	College Factual
#6	Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Human Services Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Southeastern University?

Contact details for SEU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Longfellow Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33801-6034
Phone:	863-667-5000
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/seuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/seuniversity

How Do I Get Into SEU?

You can apply to SEU online at: www.seu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for SEU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SEU?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to SEU. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 43%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 41%.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to SEU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

SEU received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Southeastern University?

The overall average net price of SEU is $36,325. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SEU, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,277 a year. That adds up to $25,108 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SEU is 9.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Southeastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,312 undergraduate students at SEU, with 4,804 being full-time and 3,508 being part-time.

There are also 1,234 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,804 full-time undergraduates at SEU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southeastern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	78
Black or African American	569
Hispanic or Latino	1,058
White	2,781
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	251

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Southeastern University. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at SEU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Bahamas, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Southeastern University

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at SEU. In 2019-2020, 5,051 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SEU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 32nd most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SEU

The following table shows how SEU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Sacred Music	#7	#7
Human Services	#16	#16
Community Organization & Advocacy	#18	#18
Missionary Studies	#25	#25
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#52	#52

Online Growth Rankings of SEU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southeastern University was 11.1%. This is the #1,347 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SEU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SEU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	2%
Communication & Journalism	11%
Communication & Media Studies	21%
Health Professions	30%
Human Services	18%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SEU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SEU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Community Organization & Advocacy	#15
Human Services	#69
Communication & Media Studies	#139
Communication & Journalism	#228
Public Administration & Social Service	#306

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Southeastern University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Theological & Ministerial Studies	158	206	0	73	8	445
Business Administration & Management	0	116	19	62	0	197
General Psychology	0	73	0	0	0	73
Health & Physical Education	0	53	0	16	0	69
Liberal Arts General Studies	62	0	1	0	0	63
Social Work	0	18	4	38	0	60
Special Education	0	6	15	31	0	52
Educational Administration	0	0	0	30	19	49
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	21	0	25	0	46
Nursing	0	37	0	0	0	37
Communication & Media Studies	0	34	0	0	0	34
Human Services	0	17	0	16	0	33
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	31	0	0	0	31
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	15	0	13	0	28
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	28	0	28
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	23	0	0	0	23
Teaching English or French	0	0	8	11	0	19
Sacred Music	4	15	0	0	0	19
Accounting	0	16	0	0	0	16
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	15	0	0	0	15
Marketing	0	13	0	0	0	13
General Business/Commerce	12	0	0	0	0	12
Finance & Financial Management	0	11	0	0	0	11
Design & Applied Arts	0	11	0	0	0	11
Music	0	10	0	0	0	10
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	9	0	0	0	9
Arts & Media Management	0	9	0	0	0	9
General English Literature	0	8	0	0	0	8
General Biology	0	7	0	0	0	7
International Business	0	7	0	0	0	7
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	7	0	0	0	7
History	0	7	0	0	0	7
English Literature (Other)	0	6	0	0	0	6
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	5	0	0	0	5
Biblical Studies	0	5	0	0	0	5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	5	0	0	0	5
Journalism	0	4	0	0	0	4
Student Counseling	0	0	0	4	0	4
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	4	0	4
Public Relations & Advertising	0	3	0	0	0	3
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Writing Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Political Science & Government	0	2	0	0	0	2
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	2	0	2
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	2	0	0	0	2
Missionary Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Communication Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Air Transportation	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	236	833	47	353	27	1,496

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By FireKnight1935 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.