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Simmons College
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115-5898		 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, Masters degrees, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificates, Doctor's degrees
Carnegie classification: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students: 4,733 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 35

Mission
The Simmons College Mission is rooted in the purpose for which the College was founded and is shaped by the College's evolution since then. Simmons College was founded in 1899 as a College designed to educate women for fulfilling careers and useful, independent lives. Today, the College continues its tradition of excellence through a focus on liberal arts and sciences and professional education in its undergraduate programs for women, and its graduate professional and liberal arts programs for women and men. Faculty and staff in all areas of the College, building upon their own scholarly accomplishment and continuing professional development, provide a student-centered environment and a curriculum that is comprehensive, integrated and constantly renewed.
 
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 Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 30,000$ 28,302$ 25,914
Out of State$ 30,000$ 28,302$ 25,914
Books and Supplies$ 1,120$ 1,024$ 960
On-Campus
Room and board$ 11,500$ 11,138$ 10,710
Other Expenses$ 3,998$ 3,938$ 3,995
Off Campus
Room and board$ 11,500$ 11,138$ 10,710
Other Expenses$ 3,998$ 3,938$ 3,995
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$ 3,998$ 3,938$ 3,240

Financial aid 2006-2007

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% $ 4,280
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 20% $ 1,232
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 89% $ 11,305
Loans to students 72% $ 3,276
 
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