- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Simmons University
Boston, MACity: largeZIP 02115Founded 1899
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.simmons.edu
- Member of
- WCC
MassachusettsWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Simmons University
Simmons University is a private nonprofit university in Boston, Massachusetts, with 1,670 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 77% within six years and costs $23,444 a year after aid.
77%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention85%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans65%
$23,444net price / year
70%admission rate
1316average SAT
77%graduate in 6 years
$79,784median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,335median debt
#212 of 1,704 for earnings#1,127 of 1,739 for lowest net price#231 of 1,738 for graduation rate#566 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
- $64,601tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,240
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,240
- Average net price
- $23,444national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,035
$30,001–48,000$18,732
$48,001–75,000$17,108
$75,001–110,000$22,495
$110,001+$34,113
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1316
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 620–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college77%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 77%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,566
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $79,784middle 50%: $54,365–$106,374
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,335
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,374
Median, Simmons University$79,784
Lower quarter$54,365
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
- 1,670
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 30%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,463 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,715
- Endowment, end of year
- $249,188,228
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic17%
Black12%
Asian10%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown5.9%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions33%
Public administration & social service12%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.7%
Psychology7.5%
Computer & information sciences6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Social sciences5.6%
Business & management5.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 167783. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14437811.