Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts · Website
$63,494
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$63,494
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Simmons University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 1,670 undergraduates and 2,991 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,265 a year (tuition and fees $46,874). It admits 70% of applicants and 72% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,494 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,840 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,265
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$46,874
US median $11,837
Admission rate
70%
US median 78%
Completion rate
72%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,840
About $263 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,494
Rank 586 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,265
- Tuition and fees
- $46,874
- Cost of attendance
- $63,460
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,027
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,810
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,139
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,714
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,777
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 $37,380 in 2015-16 to $46,874 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
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1,316
- SAT reading, middle
- 650
- SAT math, middle
- 600
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 1,670
- Graduate students
- 2,991
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 104
- Endowment
- $249.2M
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 586 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,265 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,874 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 70% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,840 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $61,420 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,494 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
104 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 564 | $81,180 | $56,039 | $69,292 | $65,123 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 391 | $71,750 | $106,035 | $123,629 | $120,193 |
| Library Science and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 264 | $41,000 | $46,140 | $58,512 | $56,301 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $22,125 | $85,096 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 126 | $50,276 | $68,173 | $79,951 | $65,184 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 49 | $36,597 | $58,142 | $69,110 | $64,397 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $26,974 | $48,876 | $76,569 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkProfessional | Professional | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,278 | Withheld | $51,474 | $50,706 |
| BiopsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $22,250 | $39,657 | $55,069 | $63,293 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | $41,000 | $64,455 | $74,038 | $66,523 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $10,888 | $34,496 | $62,992 | $51,790 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $23,250 | $42,256 | $71,138 | $56,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Library Science and AdministrationGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,763 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,010 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,965 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Simmons University cost?
$25,265 a year is the average net price at Simmons University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $46,874, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $63,460. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,027 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Simmons University?
70% of applicants are admitted to Simmons University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,316 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Simmons University graduates earn?
$63,494 a year is the median pay of former Simmons University students who work, 10 years after they started ($61,420 after 6 years). That ranks 586 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's) at $109,665.
How much student debt do Simmons University graduates have?
$24,840 is the median federal student loan debt of Simmons University graduates, about $263 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Simmons University?
72% of first-time, full-time students at Simmons University finish within 6 years. 85% 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 University?
Social Work (564 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (391 master's graduates), Library Science and Administration (264 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 104 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.