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Simmons College of Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Simmons College of Kentucky is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Louisville, Kentucky. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 506, made up of 504 undergraduates and 2 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is American Baptist.

Simmons College of Kentucky offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business Administration and Management, and International and Intercultural Communication. It awarded 87 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

506
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
87
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 13

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
  • Music Bachelor 2 graduates
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Education 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1
  • Bible CertificateAssociateBachelor Online option

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
34
Associate degrees
51
Master's degrees
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
506
Undergraduates, fall 2024
504
Graduate students, fall 2024
2
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
595
Undergraduates, 2024-25
593
Graduate students, 2024-25
2
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
46%
Men
54%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
51%
Race or ethnicity unknown
25%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
85%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
American Baptist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCCAA
President
Kevin W. Cosby
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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