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Simmons University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Boston, MA
Population 4,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,750
Men / Women 0% / 100%
White 45%
Hispanic 18%
Black 15%
Asian 11%
Mixed 7%
International 5%
Native American 0%
From State 61%
From Region 16%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 42%
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Business & Economics 7%
Computer Science 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,874
Est. Cost of Attendance $63,460
10-Year ROI $196,000
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 164 #139
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 61 #263

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1250 – 1360
SAT Math Range 600 – 690
SAT RW Range 620 – 700
ACT Range 26 – 34

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Simmons University 471 0% / 100% 1% $72,683 96%
Computer Science 19 0% / 100% 11% $93,838 94
Information Technology 3 0% / 100% 0% $88,339 91
Web Page and Multimedia Design $80,003 85
Chemistry $71,046 75
Computational Mathematics 5 0% / 100% 20% $84,885 89
Mathematics 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $77,381 82
Mathematics and Statistics 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $84,995 89
Physics 1 0% / 100% 0% $75,441 80
Biochemistry 8 0% / 100% 0% $68,256 70
Biology 16 0% / 100% 6% $66,886 67 90%
Biopsychology 17 0% / 100% 0% $65,746 65
Dietetics 7 0% / 100% 0% $66,724 67 96%
Environmental Science 4 0% / 100% 0% $57,307 45
Nutrition Sciences 5 0% / 100% 0% $59,067 50
Exercise Science 26 0% / 100% 0% $80,725 85 91%
Nursing 124 0% / 100% 2% $84,018 88 98%
Nursing Practice 31 0% / 100% 0% $84,018 88 98%
Public Health 18 0% / 100% 0% $70,608 74 100%
Accounting 3 0% / 100% 0% $82,524 87
Business Administration 16 +1 0% / 100% 0% $75,275 80 100%
Economics 9 +3 0% / 100% 0% $76,219 81
Finance +2 $82,980 87
Marketing 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $88,738 91 100%
Communication 8 0% / 100% 0% $56,409 42 93%
Communications 13 +2 0% / 100% 0% $56,409 42 93%
Creative Writing 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,260 27
English 4 0% / 100% 0% $49,531 22 90%
French 2 0% / 100% 0% $59,062 50
General Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,966 49
History 5 0% / 100% 0% $64,141 62 96%
International Affairs 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $61,523 56
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,856 46
Political Science 12 +5 0% / 100% 0% $63,778 61 91%
Psychology 37 +8 0% / 100% 0% $57,274 45 93%
Public Relations 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $64,233 62
Social Work 44 0% / 100% 2% $59,343 50 100%
Sociology 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $56,587 42
Spanish 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $58,992 50
Fine and Studio Arts Management 2 0% / 100% 0% $44,565 11
Studio Art 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $44,566 11