Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY · Private · Large city · SCK · Simmons Bible College
Private institution in Louisville, KY · 381 undergraduates · 98% acceptance rate.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $19,9601,066th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,3981,010th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,398629th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,981749th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,7321,898th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.0%1,675th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 51.3%1,727th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.2%1,508th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 14953rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3811,744th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.0%593rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 154 mi (BNA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Social Sciences, OtherSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: American Baptistsource
- Founded in 1879source
- School colors: Gold and Blacksource
- Athletic nickname: "Falcons"source
- Motto: ""Non Palma Sine Pulvere" (No Reward without Effort)"source
- Formerly known as "State University at Louisville"source
Athletics — 1 sport
NCCAA Division II · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesimmonscollegeky.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 461759)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Simmons College of Kentucky vs Kentucky Christian UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 1 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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