Simmons College of Kentucky
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 11 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data11 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Action history · 7
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Jul 2023Approved for Distance EducationAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 353 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Simmons College of Kentucky
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 1
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Simmons College of Kentucky vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Simmons College of Kentucky selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSimmons College of Kentucky | 14% | — | 506 | $18,434 | Baccalaureate |
| 71% | 86.5% | 1,006 | $21,913 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | 54.4% | 1,404 | $20,781 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 75.5% | 444 | $17,758 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 359 | $5,970 | Baccalaureate | |
| 58% | 19.3% | 1,527 | $6,106 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 55% | 65.0% | 756 | $18,096 |
Institutions like Simmons College of Kentucky
Explore the federal data for institutions in Simmons College of Kentucky's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateKentucky
Transylvania University
Grad rate71%Admit rate86.5%Enrollment1,006Net price$21,913View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Centre College
Grad rate81%Admit rate54.4%Enrollment1,404Net price$20,781View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Sweet Briar College
Grad rate52%Admit rate75.5%Enrollment444Net price$17,758View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Beulah Heights University
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price$5,970View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Berea College
Grad rate58%Admit rate19.3%Enrollment1,527Net price$6,106View data
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