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Simpson University

Redding, CA · Private · Small city · Simpson College

Private institution in Redding, CA · 751 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $54,340 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
$27,9231,635th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,5221,595th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,5221,555th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,3661,529th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,750514th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,340826th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,256479th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.7%1,453rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
62.4%1,533rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
99.0%1,520th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
7511,531st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.2%612th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 207 mi (SFO)

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 24 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$88,933$84,161
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,009$36,042
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$38,289—
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$35,060$40,281
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,993—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,771$31,765
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$17,307$24,421
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors—$56,415
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——
BiotechnologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,747,687 (M $7,435,609 · W $3,539,802 · Coed $772,276)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Simpson University’s 751 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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