The real 4-year cost of Simmons College of Kentucky in Kentucky
Published tuition and required fees at Simmons College of Kentucky went from $4,620 in 2011 to $13,900 in 2025, but it moved in large steps rather than a steady climb. Projecting that pattern forward would overstate the cost, so we use a national average of 2.6% a year instead. The 2025–26 figure is the school's own announced rate.
2025–26 rate announced: $13,900Tuition $13,200 plus required registration ($300) and activity ($400) fees. The school's own $22,920 headline is the all-in total including room, board, a one-time $150 enrollment fee and $120 waivable insurance, not tuition.source
Read with care: this school's history shows large jumps in published price, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2011–2029: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $4,620 | – | – |
| 2012 | $4,620 | – | – |
| 2013 | $4,620 | – | – |
| 2014 | $4,620 | – | – |
| 2015 | $5,310 | – | – |
| 2016 | $5,310 | – | – |
| 2017 | $5,310 | – | – |
| 2018 | $5,310 | – | – |
| 2019 | $6,390 | – | – |
| 2020 | $6,990 | – | – |
| 2021 | $16,390 | – | – |
| 2022 | $16,398 | – | – |
| 2023 | $16,398 | – | – |
| 2025 | $13,900 | $13,900 | – |
| 2026 | – | $14,257 | $9,288–$19,227 |
| 2027 | – | $14,624 | $6,206–$26,595 |
| 2028 | – | $15,000 | $4,147–$36,787 |
| 2029 | – | $15,386 | $2,771–$50,884 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $14,257 |
| Year 2 | $14,624 |
| Year 3 | $15,000 |
| Year 4 | $15,386 |
| 4-year total | $59,267 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $19,267
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $30,339
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Announced 2025–26
- $8,750/ yr
- rising 3.1% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $37,816
School’s own published rateRoom & board, $4,375 per semester.source
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Closest to Simmons College of Kentucky by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Alice Lloyd College$14,080
- University of Kentucky$14,177
- Sullivan University$14,220
- Beckfield College-Florence$13,295
- The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary$13,086
- University of Louisville$12,828
- American National University-Pikeville$11,484
- Western Kentucky University$11,436
Use this data
Published figures for Simmons College of Kentucky from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.