Simmons University Teaching Programs

Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Simmons University?

Contact details for Simmons are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115-5898
Phone:	617-521-2000
Website:	www.simmons.edu

How Do I Get Into Simmons?

You can apply to Simmons online at: www.simmons.edu/undergraduate/admission-and-financial-aid/how-apply

Admission Requirements for Simmons

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Simmons?

With an acceptance rate of 76%, Simmons may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Simmons submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 700. Math scores were between 590 and 690.

Simmons received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 32. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford Simmons University?

The overall average net price of Simmons is $34,353. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Simmons, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $5,809 a year. That adds up to $23,236 over four years for those students.

Simmons University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,748 undergraduate students at Simmons, with 1,638 being full-time and 110 being part-time.

There are also 4,236 graduate students at the school.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Simmons University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	194
Black or African American	133
Hispanic or Latino	229
White	930
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	124

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Simmons University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Simmons. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Simmons University

In 2022-2023, 3,884 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Simmons has changed over the last few years.

Simmons University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	0	42	0	42
Elementary Special Education	0	8	0	8
Elementary Education	2	1	0	3
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	2	2
General Education	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0
Health Occupations Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0	0
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	51	2	55

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.