| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,009 women, 2,009 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,847 women, 1,847 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
162 women, 162 total |
| Total graduate students: |
462 men, 2,179 women, 2,641 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
86 men, 507 women, 593 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
376 men, 1,672 women, 2,048 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
40% |
| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 6.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 7.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 2.8% | Hispanic |
| 69.7% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.6% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 10.3% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| City or town school is located in: |
Boston |
| Population of city/town: |
600,000 |
| Online campus map: |
htpp://www.simmons.edu/
about/
about_directions.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
90% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
75% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
25% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
1% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
514 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Information commons. Archives. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery, technology resource center. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills, Time Management |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Simmons Voice |
| Number of honor societies: |
3 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
78 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baha'i Campus Association, Hillel, Muslim Student Association, Simmons Christian Fellowship |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Asian Student Associatio (ASA), Black Students Organization (BSO), International Multicultural Students Association (IMSA), Organizacion Latinoamericana |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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The Alliance, Biology Liason, Campus Activities Board (CAB), Chemistry/Physics Liason, Chorale, Colleges of the Fenway Orchestra, Communications Liason, Commuter Student Organization (CSO), Dix Scholars Association, Drama Club, Economics Liason, Alternative Spring Break, English Liason, Feminist Union, Habitat for Humanity, History Liason, Margaret Yates Gerwin Investments Club, JumpStart, Management Liason, Math/Computer Science Liason, Microcosm, Nursing Liason, Ambassadors, Nutrition Liason, Orientation Leaders, Philosophy Liason, Political Science & International Relations Liason, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), Psychobiology Liason, Psychology Liason, Residence Advisors, Student Advisors for Multiculturalism (SAM), Sidelines, America Counts, Simmons Community Outreach, Sirens, Student Government Association, Student Labor Action Project, Studio Five, Transfer Liason, Women's Center, America Reads, American Marketing Association, Amnesty International, Art and Music Liason, Betsy's Friends |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Ali Kantor,
Director of Athletics and Physical Education |
| School mascot: |
Sharks |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Great Northeast Athletic Conference (Division III);North Atlantic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
15% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Boston-Logan (4 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Providence, RI (50 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Boston (3 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Boston (3 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
50% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
34% immediately, 45% within one year of graduation, 80% within 5 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston College (MA);New York University (NY);Northeastern University (MA);Simmons College (MA);University of Massachusetts--Amherst (MA) |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
95% within six months of graduation, 97% within one year of graduation, 99% within two years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Medical Center, Planned Parenthood, McGraw-Hill Publishing, Gillette, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, State Street Bank, John Hancock, Franciscan Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital Trust |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Gwen Ifill, Newscaster Barbara Ras, Award-winning poet and director of Trinity University Press
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