Simmons earned 42 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 11 in the top 5%, 10 in the top 10% and 16 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 68 in Most Focused for Library & Information Science, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 42 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 11
Highest placement: #1 of 68, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 9
Placements this edition: 144
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Simmons University Earned?
Simmons University holds 42 ranking badges across 9 fields of study, 16 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
5
Top 5%
11
Top 10%
10
Top 15%
16
Total
42
What Is Simmons University Known For?
Simmons University is best known for Public & Social Service: 6 of its 38 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Library & Information Science, Marketing and Social Work.
How Does Simmons University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Simmons University earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 25 in Most Popular Online for Library & Information Science.
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Simmons University earned 1 badge in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 2 in Top Ranked Veterans for Biopsychology.
College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Simmons University appears in 144 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team