CHANGING MINDS
As catalyst for transformation and change, the Simmons School provides real solutions to issues challenging our community and the world.
CHANGING MINDS
As a catalyst for transformation and change, the Simmons School provides real solutions to issues challenging our community and the world.
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Simmons ranked in top 12 of private schools nationally and top 3 of all Texas schools
The U.S. News & World Report 2023 rankings place the Simmons School in the top tier of graduate education schools. Read more.
Simmons Research
Simmons researchers design projects to have real-world impact on regional and national education and applied physiology. Read more.
World-class Faculty
Dr. Dominique Baker has been recognized as one of the top 200 education scholars who help shape public discourse. She is featured in the 2022 Edu-Scholar Public Influence rankings posted annually in Education Week. Her research focuses on the impact of education policy on the access and success of underrepresented students in higher education. Read more.
West Dallas STEM-focused school
The Toyota USA Foundation, Simmons School, and Dallas ISD have formed a partnership to develop a K-8th grade STEM-focused school. Read more.
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Learn skills, solve problems through research and innovation, contribute to meaningful change, and create new opportunities for your future through our professional fields of education and human development.
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SMU Simmons by the Numbers 2020-2021
24
Degree and Certificate Programs
55%
Graduate Students who Received Scholarships
73
Faculty
179
Book and Article Publications by Faculty and Grad Students
305
Conference Presentations by Faculty and Grad Students