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Simmons University

Simmons University is a private campus in Boston proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record classifies Simmons University as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,518

family income
under $30k

$20,142

$30–48k

$22,473

$48–75k

$28,297

$75–110k

$33,812

over $110k

Average net price

$25,2652023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Simmons University fell from $33,939 (2008) to $25,265 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$33,939
2009	$33,211
2010	$32,582
2011	$29,498
2012	$29,085
2013	$27,525
2014	$29,461
2015	$27,575
2016	$28,308
2017	$28,568
2018	$30,008
2019	$27,920
2020	$18,046
2021	$21,661
2022	$27,313
2023	$25,265

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$63,4602024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Simmons University rose from $45,879 (2009) to $63,460 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$45,879
2010	$48,172
2011	$49,244
2012	$49,484
2013	$51,093
2014	$52,348
2015	$53,389
2016	$54,659
2017	$56,238
2018	$57,361
2019	$58,539
2020	$60,221
2021	$49,666
2022	$60,828
2023	$63,512
2024	$63,460

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$20,260
2001	$21,680
2002	$22,668
2003	$23,550
2004	$24,490
2005	$24,880
2006	$25,914
2007	$28,302
2008	$30,000
2013	$35,380
2014	$36,230
2015	$37,380
2016	$38,590
2017	$39,600
2018	$40,850
2019	$42,070
2020	$41,917
2021	$43,062
2022	$44,350
2023	$45,538

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $46,874 before grants and other attendance costs. At Simmons University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,670 — Simmons University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

72.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Simmons University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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72.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Simmons University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 80.8% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 72.3%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	66.7%
1992 cohort	68.7%
1993 cohort	67.1%
1994 cohort	71.1%
1995 cohort	59.9%
1996 cohort	63%
1997 cohort	75.1%
1998 cohort	76.1%
1999 cohort	78.2%
2000 cohort	76.2%
2001 cohort	73%
2002 cohort	73%
2003 cohort	69.9%
2004 cohort	67.8%
2005 cohort	69.2%
2006 cohort	66.5%
2007 cohort	71.2%
2008 cohort	66.9%
2009 cohort	73.8%
2010 cohort	74%
2011 cohort	73.3%
2012 cohort	80%
2013 cohort	80.8%
2014 cohort	79.2%
2015 cohort	70.7%
2016 cohort	74.5%
2017 cohort	71.3%
2018 cohort	72.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,472	$3,469
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,250	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,217	$4,278
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,250	$8,376
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$13,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,500	$14,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$12,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,447	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,000	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,000	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,750	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$11,996
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$15,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$14,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,840	$10,317

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$61,420

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$59,301

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,494

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Simmons University admitted 3,340 of 4,773 applicants in Fall 2024. The 70% rate describes that application pool.

70%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $45,538 tuition · 2023–24 1,670 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1220–13901600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Simmons University received 4,773 applications and admitted 3,340 (70%), with 361 enrolling.

Simmons University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Simmons University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 620–700 and Math was 600–690 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1220–1390 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	620	660	700
SAT Math	600	650	690
ACT Composite	26	29	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

70%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	69.4%
Fall 2002	70.2%
Fall 2003	—
Fall 2004	67.3%
Fall 2005	67.2%
Fall 2006	58.9%
Fall 2007	57.4%
Fall 2008	54.5%
Fall 2009	57.2%
Fall 2010	54%
Fall 2011	46.6%
Fall 2012	48.3%
Fall 2013	49%
Fall 2014	52.2%
Fall 2015	57.6%
Fall 2016	63.6%
Fall 2017	60.4%
Fall 2018	69.7%
Fall 2019	73.1%
Fall 2020	82.5%
Fall 2021	83.5%
Fall 2022	76.5%
Fall 2023	66%
Fall 2024	70%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1220–1390Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	990	1190
Fall 2003	990	1190
Fall 2004	1010	1200
Fall 2005	1010	1200
Fall 2006	1010	1200
Fall 2007	980	1190
Fall 2008	1010	1190
Fall 2009	990	1190
Fall 2010	1000	1190
Fall 2011	1020	1230
Fall 2012	1040	1250
Fall 2013	1040	1250
Fall 2014	1070	1260
Fall 2015	1060	1240
Fall 2016	1080	1260
Fall 2017	1130	1310
Fall 2018	1130	1300
Fall 2019	1110	1290
Fall 2020	1060	1250
Fall 2021	1140	1360
Fall 2022	1200	1390
Fall 2023	1230	1390
Fall 2024	1220	1390

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

26–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	21	25
Fall 2005	21	25
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	21	26
Fall 2008	22	26
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	22	26
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	24	28
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	24	30
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	24	29
Fall 2021	27	31
Fall 2022	28	32
Fall 2023	26	31
Fall 2024	26	34

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,670Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Simmons University rose from 1,344 (Fall 2002) to 1,670 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,344
Fall 2003	1,555
Fall 2004	1,765
Fall 2005	1,846
Fall 2006	2,009
Fall 2007	2,039
Fall 2008	2,023
Fall 2009	1,930
Fall 2010	1,876
Fall 2011	1,807
Fall 2012	1,773
Fall 2013	1,710
Fall 2014	1,611
Fall 2015	1,706
Fall 2016	1,752
Fall 2017	1,708
Fall 2018	1,790
Fall 2019	1,735
Fall 2020	1,731
Fall 2021	1,746
Fall 2022	1,786
Fall 2023	1,750
Fall 2024	1,670

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Simmons University has held near 85% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	84%
Fall 2006 cohort	85%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	82%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	86%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	82%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Simmons University

33.2% of Simmons University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Simmons University as a primarily residential campus of 1,670 undergraduates — and 84.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Simmons University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1220–1390 — their midpoint is near the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Simmons University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Simmons University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Simmons University70%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Simmons University$46,874

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Simmons University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Simmons University$63,494

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Simmons University, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Simmons University	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	70%	70.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$46,874	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,494	$62,832	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Simmons University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Simmons University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$76,569
Communication and Media Studies	$71,138
Biology, General	$68,251
Nutrition Sciences	$68,021
Public Health	$64,514
Social Work	$62,992
Political Science and Government	$55,069
Psychology, General	$51,474

These 8 fields listed for Simmons University measure earnings after completion. The $63,494 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 45 additional Simmons University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Simmons University report?

Simmons University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1220–1390 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Simmons University's acceptance rate?

70% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,340 admitted from 4,773 applicants.

How much does Simmons University cost?

At Simmons University, tuition is $46,874. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Simmons University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,494. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

Springfield College — 71.9% admitted
Regis College — 69.8% admitted
Stonehill College — 66.3% admitted
Suffolk University — 82.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.