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Former names | Simmons College (1899–2018) |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1899 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
| Endowment | $225.6 million (2023)[1] |
| President | Lynn Perry Wooten |
Academic staff | 224 full-time/648 part-time |
| Students | 5,710[2] (fall 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 1,736 |
| Postgraduates | 4,527 |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban, 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Nickname | Sharks |
| Affiliations | Colleges of the Fenway |
| Website | www |
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.
Simmons is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[3] As of 2020, 83 percent of applicants to undergraduate programs were accepted.[4] 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.[5]
The university enrolls approximately 1,736 undergraduates and 4,527 graduate students.[6] Its athletics teams compete in NCAA Division III as the Sharks.
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