Simmons University

Simmons University is a private nonprofit college in Boston, MA. Its average net price is $23,444 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$19,035
$30,001 to $48,000$18,732
$48,001 to $75,000$17,108
$75,001 to $110,000$22,495
$110,001 and up$34,113
$48,240Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$48,240Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,444Average Net Price
$18,146Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,280Books and Supplies
$2,620Other Expenses
39.9%Students on Pell Grants
65.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

70.0%Acceptance Rate
620 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
600 to 690SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 34ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$68,566
8 years after entry$75,751
10 years after entry$79,784
77.1%Graduation Rate
84.8%Retention Rate
$23,335Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Boston, MALocation
Large citySetting
1,670Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biopsychology$39,345 National median for this major n=149$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Cognitive Science$48,492 National median for this major n=2,112Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$46,320 National median for this major n=541Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$83,265 n=234$27,000 n=223
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$25,633 Small program - rough guide n=45
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=56
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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