Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts · Private · 1,670 undergraduates · simmons.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
70%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1220 to 1390
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$75,330Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Simmons University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
70% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$75,330
a year in 2027-28, from a $75,330 sticker price
What to do with your 1310
Send your score
About 81% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1190, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: First-Year Applicants | Simmons University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
70%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1220 to 1390
Reading and Writing 620 to 700
Math 600 to 690
ACT composite 26 to 34
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$75,330
a year
- Tuition$51,630
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$34,113
Financial aidEstimate
86%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$35,123
average grant to freshmen
After college
Graduate within 6 years
77%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$79,784
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Simmons University$91,224
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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