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Boston, MA · Private · 1,670 undergraduates · urban

Simmons University

Moderately selective

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Simmons' undergraduate college remains explicitly women-centered while graduate programs serve a broader population.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in student experience, and solid in academic standing.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Solid
Admission
66% admitted

4,871 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
76.5%

$63,494 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Simmons University apart

Academic design

Undergraduates choose from more than 35 majors and programs, with close faculty access and pathways that connect naturally to Boston internships, research, and clinical settings.

Campus pattern

The compact Fenway-area campus places students near hospitals, museums, universities, transit, and employers while retaining a small-college social scale.

Defining feature

Simmons' undergraduate college remains explicitly women-centered while graduate programs serve a broader population.

Can I get in?

66% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

4,871

About 66 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 66%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1230–1390
11201500
ACT middle 50%26–31
2334

Of admitted students, 19% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT and ACT ranges say more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA8%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Simmons University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Simmons University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduates choose from more than 35 majors and programs, with close faculty access and pathways that connect naturally to Boston internships, research, and clinical settings.

02

Make the fit specific

Simmons' undergraduate college remains explicitly women-centered while graduate programs serve a broader population.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Early ActionNov 1
Early Action IIDec 1
Regular DecisionFeb 1
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$72,640
Average annual cost after aid$25,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at Simmons University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Simmons' undergraduate college remains explicitly women-centered while graduate programs serve a broader population.

Complete within 8 years76.5%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one83.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$63,494

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Recent graduates47
Median earnings$76,569

Psychology, General

Recent graduates29
Median earnings$51,474

Biopsychology

Recent graduates28
Median earnings—

Political Science and Government

Recent graduates23
Median earnings$55,069

What is campus life like?

Simmons University beyond the classroom

The compact Fenway-area campus places students near hospitals, museums, universities, transit, and employers while retaining a small-college social scale.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Undergraduates choose from more than 35 majors and programs, with close faculty access and pathways that connect naturally to Boston internships, research, and clinical settings.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The compact Fenway-area campus places students near hospitals, museums, universities, transit, and employers while retaining a small-college social scale.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Simmons' undergraduate college remains explicitly women-centered while graduate programs serve a broader population.

1,670 undergraduatesNew Englandurban settingCampus housing available