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Discovering your life's work is a journey. Preparing for it starts at Simmons.
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Located in the heart of Boston, Simmons University is a private university, home to coeducational graduate programs in nursing and health sciences, liberal arts, business, communications, social work, public health, and library and information science.
Simmons has established a model of higher education that only today other colleges and universities are beginning to adapt: the combination of education for leadership in high-demand professional fields with the intellectual foundation of the liberal arts.
The result is a Simmons graduate prepared not only to work, but to lead in professional, civic, and personal life — a vision of empowerment that Simmons calls preparation for life’s work.
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Tuition & financial aid
At Simmons, we work to support students pursuing an education through financing, financial education, and exceptional customer service.
Academic programs
Whether you're coming straight from undergraduate study — or making a change mid-career — our programs will prepare you for your next move.
Our faculty
You’ll study with faculty who are thought-leaders and award winners, researchers and professionals in their fields.
Research at Simmons
Our faculty are actively engaged in research, scholarship and creative work. Research projects are funded by groups like the Ford Foundation, Freeman Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.
Why Simmons
We pledge to help you achieve a successful career, a meaningful life, and a powerful return on your educational investment.
Experience Boston
No doubt the city of Boston plays a significant role in many of Simmons’ academic and professional offerings.
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Know the Stats
4,858
graduate students
Our students are analytical and curious, pushing each other to succeed and making lasting connections.
8:1
student to faculty ratio
Simmons faculty members are leaders in their fields and mentors in the classroom.
231
full-time faculty
Simmons faculty members are leaders in their fields and mentors in the classroom.
Our Students
International Students Find Belonging at Simmons
In honor of International Students Day, we spoke to Simmons students Madinabonu Abdullaeva ’25 and Jisu Hyeon ’25MS about what led them to Simmons, what it means to study internationally, and their future goals.
Simmons Social Work Doctoral Student Awards Kindest Kids in America
Jessie Hansen ’26DSW recently started the program The Kindest Kid in America, which awards young students who are exemplars of kindness. Hansen is a representative of Think Kindness, an organization that aims to promote acts of kindness in school and communities.
Simmons Library and Information Science Student and Indigenous Archives Enthusiast Receives Mosaic Scholarship
Graduate student Sage Loyema Innerarity ‘25MS, a citizen of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California, is the 2024 recipient of the Mosaic Scholarship given by the Society of American Archivists.
Doctoral Candidate Named Acting Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services
Cyndee Landrum, a student in the Simmons University Library and Information Science PhD, was named Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) this March. In honor of Library Card Sign-up Month, we share this interview with Landrum about her studies at Simmons and goals at IMLS.
Simmons Students Receive American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship
Five students in Simmons School of Library and Information Science were selected among the American Library Association’s 2024-2025 Spectrum Scholars.
Simmons Masters in Social Work Student Interviewed for GBH's Wake Up Well
Heidi HyunJin Lee was interviewed by GBH’s Morning Edition co-host Paris Alston for Wake Up Well, a segment focused on mental health.
SLIS Student and Alumni Win Law Library Internship
School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) alum Mary Hogan l’85MS and SLIS student Hannah Gershone have been selected for the Summer 2024 Creative Digital Projects Internship at the Law Library of Congress.
School of Nursing Students Train to Work with Children with Developmental Disorders
Simmons School of Nursing students Rachel Takes ’24MSN and Elizabeth Strager ’19 ’21MSN, FNP- C, ’25DNP were recruited into the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (LEND Boston) at Boston Children's Hospital’s Institute for Community Inclusion.
