Simpson College
Indianola, IA · Private (nonprofit) · 1,227 students · mostly bachelor degrees
51st-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$21,936
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$61,227
Graduation rate
63%
Admission rate
86%
Median graduate earnings
$59,274
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,000
Average SAT
1440
Median ACT
24
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
56 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$93,749Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$91,318Accounting · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$76,272Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$69,958Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$65,097Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$63,790Public Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$61,219Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$57,279Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$54,919Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree6 grads/yr$51,713Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$49,966Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$49,696Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$46,495General Studies · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$46,237
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.