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Simmons University

Boston, MA · Private · Large city

Private institution in Boston, MA · 1,750 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $63,494 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$27,3131,598th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$45,5381,743rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$45,5381,735th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$63,5121,736th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,8401,219th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,494418th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$61,420220th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
71.3%374th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.8%575th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
66.0%515th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1332160th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7501,019th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.8%1,196th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$69,338—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$68,727$67,789
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,516$71,643
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$46,673$49,323
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$43,575$38,289
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$41,565$38,289
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$40,467—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$39,729$37,208
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$39,729$39,009
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,369$55,286
MarketingBusinessbachelors$39,369$50,439
Cognitive ScienceMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$37,054$37,208

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Simmons University’s 1,750 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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