Simmons College of Kentucky

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,543 (47%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (30%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 473
Men / Women 57% / 43%
Athletes 30 (7.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 48%
White 25%
Hispanic 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Mixed 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Simmons College of Kentucky 34 47% 3% 0% 79% 0% 0% $55,632 3 -0.94 53
Business Administration 21 — 48% 5% 0% 71% 0% 0% $60,657 10 -0.88 64 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $61,153 24 -0.65 65 — — — — —
Biblical Studies — — — — — — — — $40,711 6 -1.25 15 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $47,094 8 -0.98 30 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $48,296 13 -1.03 33 — — — — —
International and Intercultural Communication 7 — 57% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,312 11 -1.08 39 — — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,490 8 -0.85 31 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $36,971 10 -1.05 9 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $17,756
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 3%
6-Year Graduation Rate 14%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 61.8% 21 48% 5% 0% 71% 0% 0% $60,657 5 -0.88 64 — —
Social Sciences 32.4% 11 45% 0% 0% 91% 0% 0% $49,432 6 -1.03 36 — —
Arts 5.9% 2 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $36,971 3 -1.05 9 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 15 $125K $125K $160
Total 15 $125K $125K $160
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 15 $157K $156K $160
Total 15 $157K $156K $160
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 30 $283K $282K $320
Total 30 $408K $408K $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 71%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional