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Pair MA:MA
MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- SAME-STATE Same state · MA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-PAR Net near-par
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Net-price paths do not share a shape
NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023
One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design: average net price rose +12.9% from $21,058 (2013) to $23,764 (2023), r² 0.42.
- Simmons University: net price ranged $18,046–$30,008 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -6.1% is not a trend (r² 0.28).
- Simmons University: acceptance rate eased +34.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.12).
College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.
Scorecard metrics
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Acceptance Rate
Out-of-State Tuition
Retention Rate
Avg Net Price
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Simmons University Boston, MA | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA |
| Type | Private Nonprofit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 1,670 | 1,831 |
| In-State Tuition | $46,874 | $15,400 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $61,420 | $27,090 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $63,494 | $43,582 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 82.8% | 74.0% |
| Acceptance Rate | 70.0% | 76.3% |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $46,874 | $43,400 |
| Retention Rate | 84.8% | 89.1% |
| Avg Net Price | $25,265 | $24,100 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Simmons University vs Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- IN-STATE-TUITION Massachusetts College of Art and Design leads on in-state tuition ($15,400 vs $46,874 at Simmons University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Simmons University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,420 vs $27,090 at Massachusetts College of Art and Design)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Simmons University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($63,494 vs $43,582 at Massachusetts College of Art and Design)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Simmons University and Massachusetts College of Art and Design?▼
Massachusetts College of Art and Design leads on in-state tuition at $15,400 versus $46,874 at Simmons University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Simmons University and Massachusetts College of Art and Design?▼
Simmons University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,420 versus $27,090 at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Simmons University and Massachusetts College of Art and Design?▼
Simmons University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $63,494 versus $43,582 at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.