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Happy Fall 2023 to Entering Graduate Students and their Diverse Cohorts

The cupola of the Main College Building on the Simmons University campus, as seen through a tree with colorful fall leaves
Photograph by Ashley Purvis

Simmons is pleased to welcome over 800 new graduate students to the start of the 2023-2024 academic year. We are looking forward to interacting with such a diverse, interdisciplinary, and intellectually curious group of future leaders.

From where do they come?

Our graduate students who will be joining us in person this fall hail from 38 states and 12 countries. Our entering international students come all the way from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Canada, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

What are their specialties?

This year’s graduate students are pursuing the following areas of study:

Graduate Students by the Numbers

Note: These numbers are current as of September 13, 2023, and may be subject to shifts.

817

Total New Graduate Students

When combined, our in-person and online students form a robust community of over 800 students.

49%

Study Online

Nearly half of our entering graduate students are enrolled in online programs.

19%

Students of Color

BIPOC individuals constitute nearly one-fifth of the new graduate students on campus.

9%

International Students

Our new international graduate students, who comprise nearly one-tenth of our graduate student population on campus, help enrich and diversify Simmons.

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