STEM at Simmons
At the center of a STEM education at Simmons is active engagement, coupling innovative teaching with real-world research experience. You’ll build in-depth knowledge of the sciences — thinking flexibly to understand both theory and practical applications. From the laboratory to the library, you will make connections across disciplines, preparing you for a life of groundbreaking inquiry, insight, and impact.
Access to Renowned Medical and Technology Hubs
Our campus is located in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, within walking distance of the Longwood Medical Area, where you’ll find ample opportunities for internships and clinical rotations at hospitals and medical research facilities. Simmons is also a short ride to Cambridge’s Kendall Square, an internationally recognized site of innovation that hosts 150 high-tech companies, including some of the most celebrated life science, technology, and pharmaceutical companies in the world.
Why Study STEM at Simmons?
Simmons is actively working to advance gender diversity in STEM fields by providing ample research opportunities, an inclusive campus culture, and faculty who are leaders in their fields and mentors in the classroom. Proportionally, more Simmons undergraduate students major in STEM than women at co-educational institutions. And year after year, our students, faculty, and alumnae/i continue to change the face of scientific research, collaboration, and innovation.
Our modern teaching laboratories are designed for high-impact, active-learning teaching and research practices and are capped at 16 students to increase faculty-student interactions. Four faculty-student research clusters foster interdisciplinary collaborations and include a biomedical ultrasound laboratory; a microscopy center; a separation, quantitation, and spectroscopy center; and three level two certified tissue culture and microorganisms laboratories.
Meaningful Research
Our faculty and students are actively engaged in research, scholarship and creative work. They publish intriguing research articles, share their expertise at major conferences — and so much more.
Faculty Mentorship
You will learn from faculty who are leaders in their fields and pride themselves on being personal mentors.
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Science Center
Students and faculty innovate together in this vibrant, collaborative space where you will have access to state-of-the-art equipment in natural science labs, an exercise physiology lab and a Nursing Simulation Center.
STEM by the Numbers
20+
Undergraduate Programs in STEM
From Biochemistry to Computer Science to Physics and Statistics, we offer more than 20 undergraduate programs in STEM fields.
24%
Undergraduate Students Major in STEM
We excel in preparing students for careers in science, technology, engineering and math. As of the fall of 2023, 24% of our undergraduate students are majoring in STEM fields.
34.5%
Undergraduate Degrees in STEM
In May, 2023, over 34% of undergraduate degrees conferred were in STEM fields.
STEM in the News
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National Science Foundation Grant Aims to Retain STEM Students
Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Senior Associate Director for Teaching and Learning in the Center for Faculty Excellence, was recently awarded a four-year $496K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of the funded project is to tackle high attrition rates in biology education at the undergraduate level by improving assessment and feedback practices.
STEM Student Receives Research Scholarship from American Chemical Society
Biochemistry major and Literature and Writing minor Reagan Cleversey ’26 received the competitive James Flack Norris / Theodore William Richards Summer Research Scholarship from the American Chemical Society. She spoke with us about her passion for medicinal chemistry and the importance of mentorship.
Changes in Reproductive Health Laws Impact Perinatal Hospice Care
Emily (Orlando) Cane ’23MPH was interviewed by Hospice News about how changes in reproductive health laws have impacted perinatal hospice care.
Accelerated Degree Student Presents Poster on ChatGPT at Technical Symposium
Raneem Emad Amer Mousa ’25 is pursuing the Dual-Degree in Engineering Simmons offers in collaboration with Columbia University. Her research project, “Is ChatGPT the Academic Catalyst We’ve All Been Waiting For?” was accepted for inclusion in the SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2024.
From Boston to New York: Simmons 3+2 Engineering Student Accepted to Columbia University
Sophia Moore ’24 is one of the first Simmons students to complete the initial portion of the accelerated 3+2 Engineering program. Having obtained her first bachelor’s degree from Simmons, this fall she will relocate to the New York metropolitan area to pursue her second bachelor’s degree at Columbia University.
Chemistry/Physics Student Accepted into Research Experience at UPenn
Annabelle Hannah ’25, a double-major in Chemistry and Physics, was accepted into the 2024 summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). The 10-week program is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
Debora Edouard ’24 and Kadijah McClean ’24 Open Simmons Chapter of the National Society of Black Women in Medicine
Established in 2017, the National Society of Black Women in Medicine is committed to increasing the recruitment and retention of Black women pursuing careers in the medical field. This academic year, Neurobiology major Debora Edouard ’24 and Biochemistry and Public Health minor Kadijah McClean ’24 co-founded the Simmons chapter of the Society.
Simmons Welcomes Passionate Leaders Project Scholars for Spring 2024
The Passionate Leaders Project (PLP) supports Simmons undergraduates by enriching their academic and professional interests beyond the boundaries of a conventional classroom. Students may request up to $4,000 to support their research, internships, and creative endeavors. This semester’s cohort comprises student-scholars producing original research on healthcare for seniors, fashion sustainability, and the intersection of the arts, social justice, and gender-expansive agency.