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Discovering your life's work is a journey. Preparing for it starts at Simmons.
Your future starts here
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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About Simmons
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.
Notice of non-discrimination
Read our notice of non-discrimination.
Know the Stats
graduate students
Our students are analytical and curious, pushing each other to succeed and making lasting connections.
student to faculty ratio
Simmons faculty members are leaders in their fields and mentors in the classroom.
full-time faculty
Simmons faculty members are leaders in their fields and mentors in the classroom.
Our Students
Library and Information Science students share their experiences completing fieldwork during the pandemic, and tell us the advantages of online internships.
Congratulations to Carolina Quiroa ’21MS, recipient of the 2019 Elmar W. Seibel Scholarship. In her award application, Quiroa shared her experience preserving the visual history of Guatemala.
Jocelyn tells us what inspired her to run for South Portland's City Council and the issues she hopes to tackle while in office.
We caught up with Kylie about her internship with the Columbus Dream Center during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Child Welfare Case Manager, Adriana Reyes, tells us about her experience as an online MSW student and how Simmons is helping further her career.
We caught up with Elena about her passion for nutrition and her focus areas of disordered eating and polycystic ovary syndrome.
School of Business student uses leadership skills to support those on the front lines.
We caught up with Diana about the first time she read "Our Bodies, Ourselves," and how this book ultimately changed the trajectory of her future.