Enrollment Trends at Simmons

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Total Enrollment

-65

Men

-836

Women

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,5671,73061,7243,8374763,361
2016-176,111
544
1,781
51
9
3
1,772
48
4,330
493
514
38
3,816
455
2017-186,283
172
1,739
-42
8
-1
1,731
-41
4,544
214
547
33
3,997
181
2018-196,082
-201
1,809
70
9
1
1,800
69
4,273
-271
536
-11
3,737
-260
2019-206,535
453
1,761
-48
0
-9
1,761
-39
4,774
501
579
43
4,195
458
2020-216,263
-272
1,736
-25
01,736
-25
4,527
-247
505
-74
4,022
-173
2021-225,984
-279
1,748
12
01,748
12
4,236
-291
484
-21
3,752
-270
2022-235,710
-274
1,788
40
01,788
40
3,922
-314
440
-44
3,482
-270
2023-245,053
-657
1,760
-28
01,760
-28
3,293
-629
394
-46
2,899
-583
2024-254,666
-387
1,675
-85
01,675
-85
2,991
-302
417
23
2,574
-325
Average5,8251,75331,7504,0734893,584
Simmons University Enrollment Trends Chart

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,7301,59901,5991316125
2016-171,7811,59401,5941879178
2017-181,7391,55311,5521867179
2018-191,8091,63121,6291787171
2019-201,7611,60701,6071540154
2020-211,7361,60901,6091270127
2021-221,7481,63801,6381100110
2022-231,7881,60101,6011870187
2023-241,7601,56201,5621980198
2024-251,6751,49701,4971780178
Average1,7531,75301,5891,7533161
Simmons University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,8371,2891391,1502,5483372,211
2016-174,3301,4601731,2872,8703412,529
2017-184,5441,6182141,4042,9263332,593
2018-194,2731,4882131,2752,7853232,462
2019-204,7741,6272171,4103,1473622,785
2020-214,5271,5422011,3412,9853042,681
2021-224,2361,4441891,2552,7922952,497
2022-233,9221,4331731,2602,4892672,222
2023-243,2931,1811591,0222,1122351,877
2024-252,9911,1471849631,8442331,611
Average4,0734,0731861,2374,0733032,347
Simmons University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16928739334063,686156
2016-171329548338593,963182
2017-18831848539593,870207
2018-19636548539373,691181
2019-20540354547723,790201
2020-21438450351813,533178
2021-22835651254113,294150
2022-23534750152412,877128
2023-24429244350122,373116
2024-25528043350122,127125
Average733347845843,320162
Simmons University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,5671,5367723,259
2016-176,1112,7286312,752
2017-186,2832,5719132,799
2018-196,0822,5675722,943
2019-206,5353,0085832,944
2020-216,2636,1321310
2021-225,9842,7397852,460
2022-235,7102,8641,0201,826
2023-245,0532,3089071,838
2024-254,6661,9821,0011,683
Average5,8252,8447322,250

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