Simmons University

Simmons University sits at #141 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges by graduating class size, with 44 social work degrees conferred in the most recent year — about 0.24% of the 18,362 awarded nationwide.

77.9% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (82.5%) than full-time students (69.8%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (82.3% vs 71.7%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $28,691 a year after grants and scholarships — $3,832 above the $24,860 median across the 12 BSW colleges in Massachusetts. 33.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.