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Simpson College Overview

Located in Indianola, Iowa, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Indianola draws many to the area.

What Is Simpson College Known For?

388 Undergraduate Awards
$31,449 Avg Cost After Aid
89% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Simpson College is the master's degree.
  • In 2021-2022, 41% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Simpson College makes roughly $52,638 a year. This is 29% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • It takes the average Simpson College student 4.0 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Simpson College?

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Contact details for Simpson College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 701 North C St, Indianola, IA 50125
Phone: 515-961-6251
Website: simpson.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimpsonCollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/simpsoncollege

How Do I Get Into Simpson College?

You can apply to Simpson College online at: admissions.simpson.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Simpson College

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Simpson College?

89% Acceptance Rate
46% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
Since Simpson College has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Simpson College submitted their SAT scores.Simpson College received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Simpson College  ( 32 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Simpson College  ( 31 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford Simpson College?

$31,449 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Simpson College is $31,449. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Simpson College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,191 a year. That adds up to $28,764 over four years for those students.

Simpson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,073 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,172 undergraduate students at Simpson College, with 1,073 being full-time and 99 being part-time.

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There are also 46 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,073 full-time undergraduates at Simpson College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Simpson College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 14
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 93
White 844
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 70

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Simpson College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Simpson College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, France, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Simpson College

53 Took All Classes Online
309 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 309 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Simpson College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 34th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Simpson College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Criminal Justice Studies 8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 23%

Simpson College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 40 0 0 40
Health Sciences & Services 29 0 0 29
Criminal Justice & Corrections 19 4 6 29
Teacher Education Grade Specific 19 0 9 28
Liberal Arts General Studies 20 0 0 20
General Biology 18 0 0 18
Accounting 17 0 0 17
Computer Information Systems 14 1 0 15
Health & Physical Education 15 0 0 15
Music 6 0 9 15
Political Science & Government 14 0 0 14
History 13 0 0 13
General Psychology 12 0 0 12
General English Literature 11 0 0 11
Economics 11 0 0 11
Public Relations & Advertising 10 0 0 10
Computer Science 10 0 0 10
Romance Languages 10 0 0 10
Mathematics 10 0 0 10
Management Information Systems 8 0 0 8
Human Services 8 0 0 8
Journalism 7 0 0 7
Security Science and Technology 6 0 0 6
Sociology 6 0 0 6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 5 0 0 5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 5 0 0 5
Natural Resources Conservation 5 0 0 5
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4 0 0 4
International Relations & National Security 4 0 0 4
Drama & Theater Arts 4 0 0 4
International Business 3 0 0 3
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3 0 0 3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 3 0 0 3
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3 0 0 3
Philosophy 3 0 0 3
Chemistry 3 0 0 3
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0 0 2
Religious Studies 2 0 0 2
Physics 2 0 0 2
Design & Applied Arts 2 0 0 2
Engineering Physics 1 0 0 1
Applied Mathematics 1 0 0 1
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 388 5 24 417

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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