Simmons University

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Acceptance Rate

70.0%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1220–1390

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$45,538

Undergrad Enrollment

1,750

Applicants

4,871

Yield Rate

11.3%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$25,265/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $101,060 over four years.

What grads earn

$68,021/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $64,318 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

41%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Simmons University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$18,027

$30–48k$15,810

$48–75k$22,139

$75–110k$24,714

Over $110k$32,777

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

71%

Completion · all

76%

Completion · Pell

73%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

77%

Median debt

$24,840

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

4,871

Admitted

3,21566.0%

Enrolled

36311% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

76.5%▼ +3.3pp

Application Volume

4,001 applicants▲ 36%

Simmons University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse124 grads

Social Work44 grads

Psychology, General37 grads

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing31 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science26 grads

Computer and Information Sciences, General19 grads

Public Health Education and Promotion18 grads

Biopsychology17 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General16 grads

Business Administration and Management, General16 grads

4yr Grad Rate

67%

6yr Grad Rate

71%

Retention Rate

85%

Median Earnings

$63,494