Campus & Community

Simmons Welcomes the Class of 2029 and New Graduate Cohorts

Orientation Leaders cheering on move-in day 2025
Simmons welcomes the Class of 2029. Photo credit: Ashley Purvis

Simmons is pleased to welcome 441 undergraduate students and 962 new graduate students to the start of the 2025–26 academic year. We look forward to interacting with this diverse and interdisciplinary group of thinkers and leaders.

Where Do They Come From?

Our newest undergraduate students hail from 28 states and territories, as well as 16 countries. Our graduate students will join us in person this fall from 48 states and 16 countries.
 

Students unpacking in their residence hall room during move-in day 2025

Top Majors for Undergraduates

Biology

Nursing

Psychology

Pre-med track

Social Work

Physical Therapy

History

Neuroscience

Students pick up necessary items during move-in day 2025

Top Programs for Graduate Students

This year’s incoming graduate student cohorts are pursuing the following areas of study (by school):

School of Social Work (330)

School of Library and Information Science (327)

School of Nursing (141)

The Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences (77)

School of Sciences and Health Professions (85)

School of Management (2)

The Class of 2029 by the Numbers

New Undergraduate Students

  • Recruited athletes: 62
  • Domestic BIPOC students: 46%
  • International students: 27
  • Transfer students: 58
  • On the ground students: 431
  • Online degree completion: 10
  • Dix Scholars: 28
  • First-Generation Students: 39%

Incoming Graduate Students by the Numbers

  • New graduate students: 962
  • On the ground students: 260
  • Online students: 702
  • Students of color: 14.765%
  • International students: 7.28%
  • Most populous program: School of Social Work

Note: These numbers are current as of September 3, 2025, and may be subject to shifts.