Simpson College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Simpson College is a private baccalaureate college in Indianola, IA (town setting), with 1,140 undergraduates (53% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 89% of 1,646 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 31–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $61,564 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,637 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 66% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 2.4 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Simpson College ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 59 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,212
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Simpson College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Simpson College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 43 | — | 4 | $223k | $5,177 | — | |
| Baseball | American Rivers Conference | 59 | — | 1 | $238k | $4,037 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $200k | $7,703 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $212k | $8,499 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | American Rivers Conference | 115 | — | 1 | $573k | $4,983 | — | |
| Men's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 16 | — | 2 | $62k | $3,847 | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $56k | $5,046 | — | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $142k | $5,448 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $137k | $2,854 | — | |
| Softball | American Rivers Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $206k | $7,089 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 8 | — | 3 | $28k | $3,510 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $55k | $7,802 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 135 | — | 1 | $154k | $1,139 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 93 | — | 1 | $154k | $1,659 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Rivers Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $122k | $3,488 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | 22 | — | 6 | $154k | $6,980 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | 37 | — | 5 | $189k | $5,098 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.