Leading by Example
The achievements, dedication, and collaborative spirit of Simmons's faculty and staff make our community special. To recruit and retain the best, we offer highly competitive salaries and generous benefits, such as long-term care insurance and childcare subsidies.
Faculty and Staff Facts
- Faculty salaries increased from 60th to 85th percentile.
- Faculty research awards from funders such as the Ford Foundation, Freeman Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and United Institute of Peace
- 206 full-time faculty members; 50% hold tenure status.
- 300 full-time staff members
- Approximately 200 part-time faculty (most are clinical faculty with fulltime jobs in schools, hospitals, businesses, etc.)
- A 12:1 student/faculty ratio ensures that every student gets personal attention.
- Internationally recognized faculty, including the faculty at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science who work to educate librarians in Kosovo, Iraq, and Vietnam; and College of Arts and Sciences and School of Health Sciences faculty, who build health clinics in Latin America.
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