Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky · Also known as Simmons Bible College · Website
$18,434
net price a year, after grants
$18,434
net price a year, after grants
Simmons College of Kentucky is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Louisville, Kentucky with 481 undergraduates and 2 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,434 a year (tuition and fees $16,398). It admits 100% of applicants and 14% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,434
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,398
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
14%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $18,434
- Tuition and fees
- $16,398
- Cost of attendance
- $26,596
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,434
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,330 in 2015-16 to $16,398 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- ACT, middle
- 14
- Undergraduates
- 481
- Graduate students
- 2
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 43%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 14%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 19
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,434 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,398 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 14% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $22,732 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $36,235 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
19 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,812 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,884 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Louisville and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Simmons College of Kentucky cost?
$18,434 a year is the average net price at Simmons College of Kentucky after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,398, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,596. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,434 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Simmons College of Kentucky?
100% of applicants are admitted to Simmons College of Kentucky. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
What is the graduation rate at Simmons College of Kentucky?
14% of first-time, full-time students at Simmons College of Kentucky finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Simmons College of Kentucky?
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (4 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (3 associate's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (3 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 19 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.