The student population at Simmons University is 4,666 (1,675 undergraduate and 2,991 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 901 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Simmons is 35.90% which is decreased by 55 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 846 and it has been decreasing.
1,982 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 29.04% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,825 where 4,666 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
35.90% of total students is undergraduate students and 64.10% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 55 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 846 over past 10 years.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Simmons University since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,753 where 1,675 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Simmons University since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,073 where 2,991 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Simmons University since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 45.59% and the percentage of black students is 9.28% at Simmons University. 6.00% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.74% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.21% to 45.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.16% to 6.00%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.06% to 9.28%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.11% to 10.74%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7677 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5494 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Simmons University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,982 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 29.04% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Simmons University from 2015 to 2025.