Simmons University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,531
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 61%
From Region 16%

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Hispanic 17%
Black 12%
Asian 11%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Simmons University 482 0% 47% 10% 11% 16% 4% $72,162 50 -0.16 65 96% 4.2%
Computer Science 25 — 0% 32% 12% 16% 12% 4% $96,758 18 -0.82 91 — — — — —
Information Technology 7 — 0% 29% 0% 14% 14% 29% $92,916 44 -0.26 88 — — — — —
Web Page and Multimedia Design 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,963 39 -0.46 64 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,720 28 -0.47 53 — — — — —
Computational Mathematics 3 +2 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $84,693 21 -0.76 82 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,178 22 -0.75 82 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,251 49 -0.27 75 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics — — — — — — — — $84,987 22 -0.75 82 — — — — —
Physics 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $79,307 38 -0.31 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 15 — 0% 40% 20% 13% 20% 7% $59,375 8 -1.08 33 — — — — —
Biology 17 — 0% 41% 24% 12% 18% 6% $62,583 30 -0.45 42 90% — — — —
Biopsychology 32 — 0% 34% 25% 9% 25% 6% $59,547 18 -0.65 33 — — — — —
Dietetics — — — — — — — — $62,317 42 -0.16 41 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,649 59 +0.13 34 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $60,671 32 -0.31 37 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 5 — 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $58,403 24 -0.53 30 91% — — — —
Exercise Science 21 — 0% 71% 5% 5% 14% 0% $74,486 93 +1.48 69 97% — — — —
Nursing 99 — 0% 51% 15% 11% 14% 0% $85,198 21 -0.70 82 97% 3.3% — — —
Nursing Practice 40 — 0% 62% 8% 18% 5% 2% $85,198 21 -0.70 82 97% 3.3% — — —
Public Health 18 — 0% 39% 6% 11% 22% 0% $77,814 86 +1.18 74 100% 7.6% — — —
Accounting 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $84,737 50 -0.15 82 — — — — —
Business Administration 14 — 0% 29% 21% 14% 7% 7% $73,456 54 -0.22 67 100% — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $80,566 28 -0.66 78 — — — — —
Economics 3 +4 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $80,271 27 -0.67 77 — — — — —
Finance 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $90,593 43 -0.29 87 — — — — —
Health Administration 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,390 72 +0.16 59 — — — — —
Marketing 7 +1 0% 14% 0% 14% 14% 43% $82,987 69 +0.42 80 100% — — — —
African Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,759 41 -0.36 21 — — — — —
Creative Writing 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,244 35 -0.39 10 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,960 42 -0.34 21 — — — — —
English 5 +1 0% 20% 0% 20% 20% 0% $46,286 19 -0.75 7 90% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $58,982 56 +0.08 32 — — — — —
General Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,190 61 -0.01 27 — — — — —
History 6 +1 0% 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% $60,233 76 +0.32 35 96% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,533 54 -0.07 36 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $58,807 55 +0.07 31 — — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,627 56 +0.05 26 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,864 73 +0.56 56 93% 7.0% — — —
Communications 8 — 0% 38% 0% 0% 50% 0% $67,864 73 +0.56 56 93% 7.0% — — —
Human Services 15 — 0% 20% 0% 13% 20% 0% $60,705 92 +0.88 37 — — — — —
International Affairs 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $64,756 30 -0.42 47 — — — — —
Political Science 16 +2 0% 31% 6% 6% 25% 6% $59,667 16 -0.92 34 91% 7.1% — — —
Psychology 36 +3 0% 53% 3% 14% 17% 3% $53,558 44 -0.23 18 93% — — — —
Public Relations 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $71,586 50 -0.00 64 — — — — —
Social Work 41 — 0% 54% 2% 12% 15% 0% $64,311 98 +1.31 46 100% 4.0% — — —
Sociology 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,905 62 +0.09 29 94% — — — —
Fine and Studio Arts Management 7 +2 0% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $49,805 51 -0.16 11 — — — — —
Studio Art 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,722 57 +0.10 9 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,270
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 36.9% 178 0% 54% 11% 12% 13% 1% $83,188 73 -0.25 80 97% 3.8%
Social Sciences 27.2% 131 0% 46% 2% 10% 21% 2% $60,795 59 +0.37 37 96% 5.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 13.3% 64 0% 38% 23% 11% 22% 6% $60,313 19 -0.70 35 90% —
Computer Science 6.8% 33 0% 33% 9% 15% 12% 9% $95,192 22 -0.69 90 — —
Business & Economics 6.2% 30 0% 23% 13% 13% 17% 13% $77,651 47 -0.10 74 100% —
Humanities 3.9% 19 0% 53% 5% 11% 11% 5% $54,316 47 -0.17 20 94% —
Arts 2.3% 11 0% 82% 0% 0% 9% 9% $49,048 39 -0.06 10 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 9 0% 44% 11% 0% 0% 22% $77,442 46 -0.56 74 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 7 0% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $58,759 44 -0.34 31 91% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #527 73% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #503 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 11 #226 38 —
Health Sciences — — — — 7 #161 4 —
Education — — — — 1 #419 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #605 70% — 19 #387 42 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1220 – 1390
SAT Math Range 600 – 690
SAT RW Range 620 – 700