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Located in Indianola, Iowa, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Indianola is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Simpson College?

Contact details for Simpson College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	701 North C St, Indianola, IA 50125
Phone:	515-961-6251
Website:	simpson.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/SimpsonCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/simpsoncollege

How Do I Get Into Simpson College?

You can apply to Simpson College online at: admissions.simpson.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Simpson College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Simpson College?

Since Simpson College has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Simpson College submitted their SAT scores.Simpson College received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 33.

Can I Afford Simpson College?

The overall average net price of Simpson College is $31,449. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Simpson College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,191 a year. That adds up to $28,764 over four years for those students.

Simpson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,172 undergraduate students at Simpson College, with 1,073 being full-time and 99 being part-time.

There are also 46 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,073 full-time undergraduates at Simpson College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Simpson College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	844
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	70

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Simpson College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Simpson College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, France, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Simpson College

In 2022-2023, 309 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Simpson College has changed over the last few years.

Simpson College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	19	0	19
Teacher Education	0	9	9
Music Education	2	0	2
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	1	0	1
TOTAL	22	9	31

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.