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University or college · Private nonprofit

Simmons University

Boston, MA2,308 online only

Simmons University is a private nonprofit university in Boston, MA, with about 2,745 students on campus and 2,308 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
2,745
plus 2,308 studying only online
Admission rate
70%
lower than at 64% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$25,265
higher than at 72% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
72%
higher than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$63,494
higher than at 89% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Simmons University, in brief

All undergraduates are women

Every one of Simmons University’s 1,760 undergraduates is a woman. The students ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $63,151, more than the $62,255 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

73% of students with Pell grants finish, level with the 72% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 33% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $63,460, but the average family on federal aid pays $25,265 after grants, about 60% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

1,670 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 46%Hispanic 17%Black 12%Asian 10%Two or more 4%International 5%

Women and men

Women 100%
9 : 1
students per teacher
33%
get Pell grants (lower income)
63%
take federal loans
12%
undergrads 25 or older
10%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Simmons University?

70%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
620–700
SAT math
600–690
ACT
26–34

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1316.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $63,460 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $46,874Room & board $17,618Books & supplies $1,280

After grants, the average family on aid pays $25,265.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$22,139

About $88,556 over 4 years · 65% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
72%
within 6 years · Pell students 73%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$63,494
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,840
about $263 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$263 a month against about $5,118 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

77%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 93% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$63k
Middle income$30–75k
$65k
Higher incomeover $75k
$62k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 33%Public administration & social work 12%Interdisciplinary 8%Psychology 7%Computer science 7%Biology 7%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing143 graduates a year · typical debt $22,125
$69k1 yr out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness47 graduates a year · typical debt $26,974
$77k4 yrs out
Psychology, General29 graduates a year · typical debt $26,278
$51k4 yrs out
Biopsychology28 graduates a year
—not reported
Political Science and Government23 graduates a year · typical debt $22,250
$55k4 yrs out
Social Work22 graduates a year · typical debt $10,888
$63k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies19 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
$71k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General14 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

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Straight-line distances from Simmons University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.