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Simpson College

Indianola, IA · Private · Town (fringe)

Private institution in Indianola, IA · 1,130 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $59,274 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,2311,292nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$46,2121,756th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$46,2121,752nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$58,9371,671st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,274573rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,946541st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.7%565th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.0%907th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.9%1,191st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
141090th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,1301,295th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
32.6%1,056th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 244 mi (MSP)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 46 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$69,338—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$68,666$73,041
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,880$54,509
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,260$49,787
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$43,128$41,025
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$40,768$36,668
MarketingBusinessbachelors$39,909$47,260
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$39,585$39,729
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$39,153$38,289
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$38,829$42,012
Historybachelors$37,208$36,848
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$36,992—

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Simpson College’s 1,130 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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