SIMMONS COLLEGE D-12

300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617)521-2000
Free: 800-345-8468
Admissions: (617)521-2057
Fax: (617)521-3199
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.simmons.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, women only. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1899. Setting: 12-acre urban campus. Endowment: $126.7 million. Research spending 2003-04: $1.3 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $12,864 per student. Total enrollment: 4,549. Faculty: 456 (182 full-time, 274 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 2,041 applied, 67% were admitted. 24% from top 10% of their high school class, 56% from top quarter, 88% from top half. 7 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 1,627 students. Part-time: 185 students. Students come from 38 states and territories, 26 other countries, 40% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 6% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 16% 25 or older, 70% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 84% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; social sciences and history; communications/communication technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of Colleges of the Fenway, Fisk University, Mills College, Spelman College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 2/2, 12/1 for early action. Notification: 4/15, 1/20 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $35,640 includes full-time tuition ($24,680), mandatory fees ($760), and college room and board ($10,200). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition: $770 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 70 open to all; 30% of eligible undergrads are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Simmons Community Outreach, Campus Activities Board, class councils, Simmons Voice. Major annual events: Winter Wonderland Dinner, Spring Spree Weekend, Simmons Cup. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,103 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: women-only housing available. Beatley Library plus 4 others with 253,145 books, 35,549 microform titles, 1,749 serials, 4,843 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $2.5 million. 420 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Simmons College is next door to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and two blocks away from the Museum of Fine Arts. Other nearby attractions are Fenway Park, the Charles River, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Cambridge and the North End. Complete intercity transportation is available.