Simmons College

 

Simmons College

  Simmons College
300 the Fenway
Boston, MA 021155898		 General information
 (617) 521-2000

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Master's degrees, Doctor's degrees
Carnegie classification: Not Applicable
Number of students: 4,805 (2006)
2007-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 35

About this School
Simmons College is a women's college in Boston, Massachusetts. Simmons was founded by John Simmons in 1899 to educate women in useful professions, so they could have an independent livelihood. Simmons is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium which also includes Wentworth Institute of Technology, Wheelock College, and Massachusetts College of Art. Its undergraduate program is single-sex, with 1800 students enrolled in the 2004-2005 academic year. Male relatives of staff members may attend the undergraduate college up to a certain credit limit, although they cannot receive Simmons diplomas. The graduate schools (Library and Information Science, Social Work, Health Studies, Management, and an Arts and Sciences program which provide degrees in Education, Communications, Gender and Cultural Studies and Liberal Arts) are mostly co-ed. The exception to the coed graduate programs is the School of Management, which provides the world's only MBA for women only. Simmons alumnae include Nnenna Freelon, Gwen Ifill, Denise DiNovi, Elinor Lipman, Helen Hennessy Vendler, and Ann Fudge. Simmons faculty include Nancy Bond, winner of a Newbery Honor, who taught at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979 to 2001. In 2006, the college's Board of Trustees elected Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw to be the college's next president, following an 11-month search. Scrimshaw will officially take office on July 1, 2006.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-20082006-20072005-2006
In-State$ 28,302$ 25,914$ 24,880
Out of State$ 28,302$ 25,914$ 24,880
Books and Supplies$ 1,024$ 960$ 800
On-Campus
Room and board$ 11,138$ 10,710$ 10,200
Other Expenses$ 3,938$ 3,995$ 3,780
Off Campus
Room and board$ 11,138$ 10,710$ 10,200
Other Expenses$ 3,938$ 3,995$ 3,780
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$ 3,938$ 3,240$ 2,210

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 18% $ 3,951
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 23% $ 2,304
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 93% $ 10,289
Loans to students 96% $ 11,137
 
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