Simpson College Business Programs

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.

Simpson College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Simpson College is ranked #163 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 26 colleges in Iowa, it is ranked at #6.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Simpson College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#163	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Simpson College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#102	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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:	www.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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Simpson College?

Simpson College has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% 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 540 and 610. Math scores were between 530 and 590.

Simpson College received ACT scores from 71% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

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 $7,897 a year. That adds up to $31,588 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.

Simpson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,225 undergraduate students at Simpson College, with 1,108 being full-time and 117 being part-time.

There are also 42 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,108 full-time undergraduates at Simpson College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	877
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	79

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 2019-2020, 89 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Simpson College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Simpson College was 113.3%. This is the #322 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Simpson College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Simpson College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Simpson College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Management Information Systems	#1
General Management Information Systems	#1
General Business Administration and Management	#144
Business Administration & Management	#180

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Simpson College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	39	0	39
Accounting	29	2	31
General Management Information Systems	18	0	18
General Economics	10	0	10
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	6	0	6
Actuarial Science	3	0	3
Sports Communication	3	0	3
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1	0	1
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	1	0	1
TOTAL	110	2	112

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.