- The Inkwell
- California
- Simpson University
Redding, CACity: smallZIP 96003Founded 1921
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1921
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.simpsonu.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Simpson University
Simpson University is a private nonprofit university in Redding, California, with 809 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 35% within six years and costs $28,219 a year after aid.
35%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention60%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans61%
$28,219net price / year
86%admission rate
—average SAT
35%graduate in 6 years
$62,250median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,250median debt
#679 of 1,704 for earnings#1,391 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,470 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,040 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
- $54,614tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,880
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,880
- Average net price
- $28,219national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,982
$30,001–48,000$22,147
$48,001–75,000$23,640
$75,001–110,000$26,739
$110,001+$33,411
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college35%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 35%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,352
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,250middle 50%: $37,138–$91,019
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$91,019
Median, Simpson University$62,250
Lower quarter$37,138
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
- 809
- Part-time
- 9.6%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 27.9
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,504 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,171
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,374,442
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic29%
Black4.5%
Asian4.7%
Two or more races8.6%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.7%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions23%
Psychology20%
Business & management20%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.0%
Communication & journalism4.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.2%
Engineering1.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 123457. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7521155.