Simmons University Student Population

How many students at Simmons?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Simmons University has a total enrollment of 4,666 students, including 1,675 undergraduate and 2,991 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 417 male students (8.9%) and 4,249 female students (91.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,127 White students (45.6%) and 501 Hispanic students (10.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,675 undergraduate students (35.9%) and 2,991 graduate students (64.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,982 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,001 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Simmons's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 417 male (8.94%) and 4,249 female (91.06%) students are attending Simmons University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 9.81.

By class level, 1,675 (35.90%) are undergraduate students and 2,991 (64.10%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 0.00% are male and 100.00% are female, while among graduate students, 13.94% are male and 86.06% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,127 White, 433 Black, and 280 Asian students out of a total of 4,666 are attending at Simmons University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Simmons University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Simmons has 24 students under 18 years old and 14 students over 65 years old. There are 2,282 students under 25 years old, and 2,771 students over 25 years old out of 5,053 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 24 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Simmons has 1,552 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 208 students aged 25 and over.

It has 730 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,563 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Simmons University, 1,982 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,001 students are enrolled in some online courses.

830 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,152 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,675 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 104 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.21%.81 students have transferred in as full-time status and 23 students transferred in as part-time status.