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Discovering your life's work is a journey. Preparing for it starts at Simmons.

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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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Come and see what the classroom experience is like and get to know our dynamic faculty members.

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About Simmons


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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.

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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.

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Our faculty

You’ll study with faculty who are thought-leaders and award winners, researchers and professionals in their fields.

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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.

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Why Simmons

We pledge to help you achieve a successful career, a meaningful life, and a powerful return on your educational investment.

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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 faculty

Our Students

Children's Literature students with the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award winner Sydney Smith and his editor Neal Porter

Immersed in Art and Stories in Bologna, Italy

Students in the Children’s Literature Master’s Programs at Simmons visited the 2025 Bologna Book Fair, held from March 31 to April 3 in Bologna, Italy.


Evgenia Mantikas ’25MFA

Experiencing the Magic of Children’s Literature

Evgenia Mantikas ’25MFA reflects on her graduate experience in the Children's Literature program at Simmons.


Sage Loyema Innerarity ’25MS

Centering Native Stories and Decolonizing Archives

Sage Loyema Innerarity ’25MS, Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California, reflects on her time as a Simmons graduate student — living in Boston, finding community, and taking advantage of professional development opportunities.


April Beatty ’25MPP

Protecting Workers and Finding Community at Simmons

Master's degree student April Beatty ’25MPP discusses her research, internship experience, finding community at Simmons, and the best thing about attending graduate school in Boston.


Amanda Michel ’23, ’25DPT in action in the PT lab at Simmons

PT Student Embraces Disability-Centric Approach

Bringing a distinctive methodology to her profession, Amanda Michel ’23, ’25DPT has already made headlines, gracing the cover story of American Physical Therapy Association magazine (July 2024). We spoke with her about disability-informed research, her love of dance, and the supportive atmosphere of Simmons.


Annie Doherty

Building a Family History at Simmons

Nearly a century ago, Anna T. Kenney attended Simmons College, majoring in Secretarial Studies. Now, Kenney’s great-granddaughter, Annie Doherty ’26, has followed in her great-grandmother's footsteps to Simmons.


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Students Discuss Archival Internship in The Pilot

Students Emily Greco and James Kaeser recently concluded fall semester internships at the Archdiocese of Boston Archives. They shared their reflections about this unique experience in a published interview with The Pilot.


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Library and Information Science Doctoral Student Named New Director of Truro Public Library

The Provincetown Independent reported that Chris Kaufmann ’20MS, ’25PhD, a current student at Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), will be the new Director of the Truro Public Library.


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