Simmons University

Simmons University (previously Simmons College) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1899 by clothing manufacturer John Simmons. In 2018, it reorganized its structure and changed its name to a university. Its undergraduate program is women-focused while its graduate programs are co-educational.

This article is about the college in Massachusetts. For other schools of the same name, see List of colleges named Simmons.

Simmons University
Former names
Simmons College (1899–2018)
TypePrivate university
Established1899 (1899)
AccreditationNECHE
Endowment$190.4 million (2020)
PresidentLynn Perry Wooten
Academic staff
224 full-time/648 part-time
Undergraduates1,736
Postgraduates4,527
Location
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
United States
CampusUrban, 12 acres (4.9 ha)
NicknameSharks
AffiliationsColleges of the Fenway
Websitewww.simmons.edu

Simmons is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2020, 83 percent of applicants to undergraduate programs were accepted. The university is divided into two campuses in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood totaling 12 acres (4.9 ha), one of which has five academic buildings and the other of which has nine Georgian-style residential buildings.

The university enrolls approximately 1,736 undergraduates and 4,527 graduate students. Its athletics teams compete in NCAA Division III as the Sharks.

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