Simmons University 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 College Main College Building
Morse Hall, located on the residential campus
Bartol Hall, one of the dining halls at Simmons
Women's colleges in the United States
Women's colleges in the United States are private single-sex U.S. institutions of higher education that only admit female students. They are often liberal arts colleges. There are approximately 26 active women's colleges in the United States in 2024, down from a peak of 281 such colleges in the 1960s.
Scripps College in Claremont, California
Wesleyan College
Vassar College in 1862
Agnes Scott College