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Simpson College Data & Information Overview

92 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
91% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Simpson College Ranked?

#549 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in IA
Criminal Justice & Corrections Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Simpson College was awarded 92 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.

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Overall Quality

Simpson College is ranked #549 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Simpson College held the #572 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Simpson College also holds the #14 spot on the Best Colleges in Iowa ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Simpson College?

91% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
2% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Because it has a high acceptance rate of 91%, some consider Simpson College to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to Simpson College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 620. Math scores were between 460 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Simpson College  ( 430 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Simpson College  ( 460 to 660 )
200
800
Simpson College received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Simpson College  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

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Simpson College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
55% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Simpson College is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  55 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Simpson College

70% Freshmen Retention
68% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Simpson College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Simpson College for first-time, full-time students is 68%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  68 out of 100
0
100

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Simpson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,108 Full-Time Undergraduates
17.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.3% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Simpson College Cost?

$19,644 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
$28,764 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Simpson College is $19,644. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Simpson College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,264 $15,511 $16,829 $24,022 $27,485

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.

Student Loan Debt

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 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,191 a year. That adds up to $28,764 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Simpson College is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Simpson College Graduates Make?

$50,628 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Simpson College make around $50,628 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Simpson College students since it is 19% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Simpson College

Iowa State
1,108 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Simpson College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Indianola, Iowa. The location of Simpson College is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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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

Simpson College Majors

46 Majors With Completions
326 Undergraduate Degrees
5 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 46 majors graduated from Simpson College. Of these students, 326 received undergraduate degrees and 5 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 39 $44,866
Accounting 29 $54,180
Criminal Justice & Corrections 18 $40,370
Management Information Systems 18 NA
Political Science & Government 17 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 14 $36,438
General Psychology 14 $31,991
Health & Physical Education 13 $37,401
Economics 10 NA
History 10 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Simpson College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Simpson College

27% Take At Least One Class Online
6% Take All Classes Online

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 2020-2021, 334 students took at least one online class at Simpson College. This is an increase from the 89 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 334 75
2019-2020 89 79
2018-2019 311 86
2017-2018 116 68
2016-2017 220 18

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Notes and References

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.

References

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