More selective than 74% of Florida colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $49,329. College Scorecard.
Higher than 35% of Florida colleges we cover and 29% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 62% of Florida colleges we cover and 31% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
SEU acceptance rate & admissions
Of 2,800 applicants, Southeastern University admitted 2,080 and 1,034 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class).
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
SEU tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
Florida residents: students may qualify for Bright Futures, the state's merit scholarship, at eligible Florida colleges. Award amounts by school are coming to this page.
SEU majors, earnings & careers
Southeastern University offers 59 bachelor's majors across 9 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Humanities & Languages · 16
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 9
- Business & Finance · 8
- Arts & Design · 6
- Education · 5
- Health & Medicine · 5
- Science & Math · 5
- Communications & Media · 4
- Trades & Applied Technology · 1
Highest-earning majors at SEU
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | $61,909 | $26,763 |
| Business Administration | $55,827 | $24,886 |
| Broadcasting / Digital Media | $55,318 | $25,000 |
| Communications | $52,899 | $21,500 |
| Education (Subject Teaching) | $52,697 | $26,000 |
| Social Work | $52,194 | $24,923 |
| Education (Elementary / Secondary) | $49,334 | $27,000 |
| Missions / Missionary Studies and Missiology | $49,310 | $24,125 |
Quick list of all 59 majors
- Accounting—
- Air Transportation—
- Applied Mathematics—
- Arts and Entertainment Management—
- Bible Studies—
- Biochemistry—
- Biology—
- Broadcasting / Digital Media$55,318
- Business—
- Business Administration$55,827
- Communications$52,899
- Community Organization and Advocacy—
- Criminal Justice$48,343
- Education—
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$49,334
- Education (Subject Teaching)$52,697
- English—
- English Language and Literature / Letters, Other—
- Film and Photography—
- Finance—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design—
- Health Sciences—
- History—
- Hospitality Management—
- Human Services$48,006
- Intercultural / Multicultural and Diversity Studies—
- Interdisciplinary Studies—
- International / Global Studies—
- International Business—
- Journalism—
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science$46,427
- Legal Studies / Paralegal—
- Liberal Arts / General Studies—
- Management Information Systems—
- Marketing—
- Mathematics—
- Missions / Missionary Studies and Missiology$49,310
- Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Other—
- Music—
- Nursing$61,909
- Pastoral Counseling / Ministry$30,430
- Political Science—
- Pre-Med / Pre-Health—
- Psychology$48,011
- Psychology (Clinical / Counseling)—
- Psychology, Other—
- Public Relations and Advertising—
- Religious Music and Worship—
- Religious Studies—
- Social Work$52,194
- Special Education—
- Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders—
- Statistics—
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language—
- Theatre—
- Theology / Ministry$44,106
- Theology and Religious Vocations, Other—
- Visual and Performing Arts—
- Writing—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Business Administration → Management analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Social Work → Social worker
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 4.4% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Lakeland
Overall prices in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,608. Housing costs 4% below the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 54 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: hurricane (very high); tornado (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Polk County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Polk County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare SEU with similar schools
Similar private colleges in Florida by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern University | 53% | $31,942 | 43% | $46,744 | This school |
| Ana G. Mendez University | — | $19,775 | — | — | |
| Jacksonville University | 57% | $25,180 | 51% | $68,010 | |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 58% | $35,639 | 64% | $43,137 | |
| AdventHealth University | — | $30,135 | 39% | $72,282 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Southeastern University would cost you $12,167 more per year than Ana G. Mendez University, on average.
- Higher sticker price at Southeastern University.
- Southeastern University gives aided families $9,975 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Florida resident | SEU | AGMU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker price | $49,329 | $27,187 | +$22,142 |
| Average grants | −$17,387 | −$7,412 | −$9,975 |
| You pay | $31,942 | $19,775 | +$12,167 |
“+” means SEU costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about SEU
What is the SEU acceptance rate?
Southeastern University accepts 53% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 2,080 of 2,800 applicants were admitted.
How much does Southeastern University cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $49,329 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $31,942 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $29,498 and families earning $110k+ pay $34,482.
How much do SEU graduates earn?
Former Southeastern University students earn a median $46,744 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the SEU graduation rate?
43% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 70% return for their second year.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score