by our College Data Analytics TeamSimpson College earned 18 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #15 of 5,042 in Male / Female Diversity, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Simpson College holds 18 ranking badges across 8 fields of study, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. This page reflects the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 2 |
| Top 5% | 4 |
| Top 10% | 8 |
| Top 15% | 4 |
| Total | 18 |
Simpson College is best known for Health Professions: 3 of its 18 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Public Relations & Advertising, Biochemistry & Biophysics and General Psychology.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (The Plains States) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Iowa) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (The Plains States) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Iowa) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| General Biology | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Health Sciences & Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Simpson College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #36 of 101 in Wrestling (D3) (top 36%).
Simpson College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #41 of 63 in Most Popular Online for Public Relations & Advertising.
Simpson College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,062 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 42%).
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Simpson College appears in 129 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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