Simmons College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Simmons College Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Simmons College is unique in its study options. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Simmons College.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts Management, Commercial/Advertising Art, Graphic Design, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music History/Literature

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology

Public Administration and Service:

Human Services, Public Policy Analysis

Foreign Language and Literature:

Comparative Literature, French, Spanish

Education:

ESL Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, Junior High Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Special Education

History:

History – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Nursing (RN), Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

English Language and Literature:

American Literature, English, English Literature (British)

Social Sciences:

Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biopsychology, Nutrition Sciences

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Management Information Systems, Sales and Distribution

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Public Relations

Popular majors:

nineteen percent health professions, nineteen percent social sciences, ten percent psychology, nine percent communications per journalism, eight percent visual and performing arts, six percent business per marketing, six percent english

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $770 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 35. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February.

Simmons College Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 64%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were two hundred and thirty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and thirty-one total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero .

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of April and Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of February. Moreover, make sure that if you are a transfer student and are participating in a financial aid program, your financial aid application is in by the 1st of April. Priority financial aid applications for transfer students are due the 1st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 15th of April. Transfer students must apply no later than the 1st of May, with priority applications due on the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application is due the 1st of March.

Simmons College Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-seven percent scholarships per grants and thirty-three percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership and Minority Status.

Simmons College Students

The school’s size is approximately one thousand, eight hundred and forty-six degree-seeking undergrads, four hundred and ten first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand, eight hundred and forty graduate enrollment. Further, it is part of an Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. Simmons College offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Women only, where 64 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Again, the student body consists of fifty-five percent in-state students, forty-five percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, one hundred percent women, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, eight percent asian per pacific islander, five percent black per non-hispanic, four percent hispanic, seventy-eight percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, less than one percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-five percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-nine percent in top quarter of graduating class and ninety-three percent in top half of graduating class.

Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, ninety percent of first-year students live in college housing, seventy-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Women’s Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit and point zero . Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as audiovisual media center, dream analysis lab, physical therapy lab. In short, the school is located 2 miles from downtown.This school features the Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus.

Simmons College Athletics

The Sharks are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Volleyball