Simmons University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Simmons University is a private doctoral/professional university in Boston, MA (city setting), with 1,760 undergraduates (92% women). It admitted 66% of 4,871 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1230–1390 on the SAT and 26–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $66,472 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,575 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 71% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, public administration & social work, psychology. The campus reported 0.36 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Simmons University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 47 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $45,538
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Simmons University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Simmons University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Rowing | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Tennis | North Atlantic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.