- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Simpson College
Indianola, IATown: fringeZIP 50125Founded 1860
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1860
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- simpson.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Simpson College
Simpson College is a private nonprofit college in Indianola, Iowa, with 1,227 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $20,460 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention81%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans72%
$20,460net price / year
86%admission rate
1440average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$57,816median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#901 of 1,704 for earnings#903 of 1,739 for lowest net price#557 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,050 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $63,127tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,988
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,988
- Average net price
- $20,460national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,952
$30,001–48,000$15,874
$48,001–75,000$15,833
$75,001–110,000$17,923
$110,001+$27,045
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,367
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,816middle 50%: $42,674–$81,001
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,001
Median, Simpson College$57,816
Lower quarter$42,674
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,227
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,723 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,667
- Endowment, end of year
- $87,173,703
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic13%
Black4.2%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.2%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management13%
Health professions11%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.8%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.0%
Education8.2%
Communication & journalism7.4%
Social sciences7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154350. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7521073.