by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Simpson College was awarded 92 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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Simpson College is ranked #549 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Simpson College held the #572 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Simpson College also holds the #14 spot on the Best Colleges in Iowa ranking.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 91%, some consider Simpson College to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 2% of students accepted to Simpson College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 620. Math scores were between 460 and 660.
The student to faculty ratio at Simpson College is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Simpson College is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Simpson College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Simpson College for first-time, full-time students is 68%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,225 undergraduates at Simpson College with 1,108 being full-time and 117 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,264 | $15,511 | $16,829 | $24,022 | $27,485 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Simpson College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.
The student loan default rate at Simpson College is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | $44,866 |
| Accounting | 29 | $54,180 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 18 | $40,370 |
| Management Information Systems | 18 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 17 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 14 | $36,438 |
| General Psychology | 14 | $31,991 |
| Health & Physical Education | 13 | $37,401 |
| Economics | 10 | NA |
| History | 10 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 334 students took at least one online class at Simpson College. This is an increase from the 89 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 334 | 75 |
| 2019-2020 | 89 | 79 |
| 2018-2019 | 311 | 86 |
| 2017-2018 | 116 | 68 |
| 2016-2017 | 220 | 18 |
Footnotes
*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.
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