by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Simpson College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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Simpson College landed the #790 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 37 colleges in Iowa, Simpson College is ranked at #12.
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Simpson College is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
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 Composite scores ranged between 31 and 33.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Simpson College it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Simpson College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Simpson College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Simpson College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 65%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Simpson College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,225 undergraduates at Simpson College with 1,108 being full-time and 117 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,245 | $20,041 | $18,898 | $23,793 | $26,688 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Simpson College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Simpson College, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $7,203 a year. That adds up to $28,812 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Simpson College.
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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 40 | $56,812 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 29 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 29 | $42,862 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 28 | $42,760 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 20 | $43,635 |
| General Biology | 18 | NA |
| Accounting | 17 | $60,717 |
| Computer Information Systems | 15 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | $38,158 |
| Music | 15 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 309 students took at least one online class at Simpson College. This is a decrease from the 334 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 309 | 53 |
| 2021-2022 | 334 | 75 |
| 2020-2021 | 89 | 79 |
| 2018-2019 | 116 | 68 |
Footnotes
*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.
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