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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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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
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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
What She's Studying Jordyn Hagar '23PhD currently teaches in the Social Work Department at Providence College after working as a child and adolescent family therapist for almost 15 years. At Simmons, Jordyn is studying how changes to systems and policies...
What brought you to Simmons? It's reputation. I was considering schools for my Master's in Social Work when I ran into a random woman at the park who told me, if you want to go to a college that teaches...
A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student in the Simmons’ RN - FNP Program, Hannah Careway '23MS shares what inspires and sustains her in training for her first Boston Marathon.
Which was your first calling, writing or librarianship? Being a writer was my first passion, but every author needs a day job! It was sort of a guessing game to see what I wanted that day job to be. I...
Anne Villano '21MSW was awarded the 2022 Hanscom Air Force Base Military Spouse of the Year by the Armed Forces Insurance Program. Villano was selected for her candid approach to the mental health issues faced by members of the U.S. military and their families through creative therapies. We spoke to her about this work, and her advocacy for mental health in the military.
On December 15, 2021, Ifill College students from the Graduate programs in History and Gender & Cultural Studies presented their research at the virtual fall 2021 Colloquia. Thirteen students shared their work in front of peers, faculty, family, and friends...
Baker's work is informed by her heritage. When she embarked on writing "The Keeper of Night," Baker wanted readers to understand the challenges biracial people face, but through a fun adventure story. Learn more about her debut novel.
Laura is executive director and clinician at Wild Irish Farm, an equine-facilitated psychotherapy center that she founded in Newington, New Hampshire. Her innovative program helps children with mental health needs.