Boston, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Simmons University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,666, made up of 1,675 undergraduates and 2,991 graduate students.
Simmons University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 64 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Archives, and Library and Information Science. It awarded 1,788 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
4,666
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
1,788
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
64
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 64
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Social WorkBachelorMasterPhDProfessionalOnline option483 graduates
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
482
Master's degrees
1,082
Doctoral degrees (research)
15
Professional doctorates
177
Post-master's certificates
32
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,666
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,675
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,991
Full-time, fall 2024
57%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,408
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,756
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,652
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
91%
Men
9%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
24%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
14
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
47%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
President
Lynn Perry Wooten
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience