About the Institution
Simmons was founded in 1899 with a bequest by John Simmons a wealthy clothing manufacturer in Boston. Simmons is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium which also includes Emmanuel College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Wheelock College, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Simmons absorbed Garland Junior College in 1976.
The undergraduate program is exclusive to women, with 2,060 students enrolled in the 2008-2009 academic year. The graduate schools (Library and Information Science, Social Work, Health Sciences, Business Management, and an Arts and Sciences program which provide degrees in Education, Communications management, Gender and Cultural Studies and Liberal Arts) are coed, the MBA program is the world's first MBA program designed specifically for women.
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Africana Studies
Art
Arts Administration
Biology
Biostatistics
Biochemistry
Business and Management
Chemistry
Chemistry-Management
Communications
Computer Science
East Asian Studies
Economics
Economics and Mathematics
Education
English as a Second Language
English
Environmental Science
Exercise Science
Finance
Financial Mathematics
French
Graphic Design
see Major in Communication: Design Track
Health Informatics
History
Information Technology
International Relations
Management
see the Management Department for all major options
Marketing
Marketing Communications/Public Relations
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition and Food Science
Nutrition and Food Science Management
Philosophy
Physical Therapy
Physics
Political Science
Psychobiology
Psychology
Public Health
Public Relations
Retail Management
Social Studies - Education
Sociology
Spanish
Women's and Gender Studies
North America 
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