Simmons College of Kentucky

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Simmons College of Kentucky

Simmons College of Kentucky operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 481 students of which 475 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Simmons College of Kentucky is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 14. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,434, with published in-state tuition of $16,398 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.4%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 23.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 63.9%. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published, compared with $22,732 six years post-enrollment. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.