Degrees are offered in more than forty-two academic areas. Simmons enrolls more than 1,300 women in bachelor's degree programs and more than 1,500 men and women in graduate programs.
All students complete an independent research project or internship.
Excellent laboratory, library, and computer facilities and small classes encourage student success. The academic year is divided into two semesters. The honors scholarship program provides merit-based scholarships of half tuition per year. Campus Life International students come from thirty-nine countries around the world. Simmons has more than fifty student organizations, including the International Student Association, the Asian Student Association, and the Hellenic Organization, as well as nine athletic teams.