Colleges of the Fenway is a collaborative effort of five neighboring Boston-based colleges in the Fenway area- Emmanuel College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS), Simmons University, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. This collaboration was created to add value to student academic and social life while seeking innovative methods of investing in new services and containing the costs of higher education. Collectively, the colleges represent more than 12,000 undergraduate students, comprising 16.2% of the total Boston population of undergraduates attending four-year colleges, more than 700 full-time faculty, and 2,300-course offerings.