Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Simmons's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at AdventHealth

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Simmons graduates 23 pts more of its students than AdventHealth (77% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    AdventHealth has 19 pts more first-gen students than Simmons (39% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Simmons costs about $7.3K less per year on average than AdventHealth ($31,446 vs. $38,765, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    AdventHealth grads earn $8.8K more ten years out than Simmons's ($72,282 vs. $63,494)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    AdventHealth has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Simmons (37% vs. 33%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Simmons admits 70%; AdventHealth doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Simmons70%
AdventHealthNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • SimmonsSelective
  • AdventHealthNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Simmons
1220–1390
AdventHealthNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SimmonsGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • AdventHealthNot reported

Who's on each campus

Simmons is a bit larger than AdventHealth (1,670 vs. 1,361 undergrads); AdventHealth has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Simmons1.7K
AdventHealth1.4K
Pell Grant share
Simmons33%
AdventHealth37%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; AdventHealth has 6 students per faculty member to Simmons's 9.

Students per faculty member
Simmons9 to 1
AdventHealth6 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SimmonsRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • AdventHealthRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse75%

What each costs

Simmons costs about $7.3K less a year than AdventHealth on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Simmons$31.4K
AdventHealth$38.8K
Aid generosity
Simmons53%
AdventHealth15%

What each pays off

AdventHealth's former students earn more, a median $72.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 77% at Simmons to 53% at AdventHealth.

Median earnings, 10 years
Simmons$63.5K
AdventHealth$72.3K
Graduation rate
Simmons77%
AdventHealth53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Simmons, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SimmonsGrowing+19%
  • AdventHealthNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why