Division III · American Rivers Conference
Simpson College Football
Indianola, IA · the Storm · Simpson College overview
115
Roster
2024–25 season
$573k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division III
$4,983
Per roster spot
median $5,431
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Simpson College fields a football team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 115 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $573,130, about the median of $613k — $4,983 per roster spot, lower half of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#134Team budgetof 232 · Division III#143Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#97Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster115 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$573,130 for the year
- Operating expenses$168,935 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,983 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$50,522 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Hoskins head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,140undergraduates · 1,163 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 1,646 applicants
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Football
Full picture →115on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $573,130 $4,984 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $50,522
Cost
Full picture →$23,637net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,212
Campus safety
Full picture →2.4violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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.
Football program115 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,637 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,140Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.4 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 17 | 110 | $1.5M | 969 | 64% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 33 | 152 | $1M | — | 79% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | 135 | $32M | 979 | 89% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 51 | 60 | $457k | — | 13% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 96 | 94 | $1.4M | — | 80% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 98 | 105 | $4.7M | 969 | 94% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 98 | 141 | $3.5M | — | 86% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 107 | 131 | $51M | 971 | 85% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 107 | 121 | $444k | — | 71% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 109 | 184 | $558k | — | 99% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 117 | 99 | $514k | — | 81% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 122 | 79 | $498k | — | 72% |
Other football programs in the American Rivers Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central College (Iowa) | 152 | $1M | $6,690 | — | vs | |
| University of Dubuque | 123 | $709k | $5,764 | — | vs | |
| Simpson College | 115 | $573k | $4,983 | — | vs | |
| Loras College | 97 | $561k | $5,781 | — | vs | |
| Wartburg College | 184 | $558k | $3,031 | — | vs | |
| Buena Vista University | 79 | $498k | $6,304 | — | vs | |
| Coe College | 121 | $444k | $3,672 | — | vs | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 122 | $398k | $3,263 | — | vs |
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