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Division III · American Rivers Conference

Simpson College Women's Basketball

Indianola, IA · the Storm · Simpson College overview
25
Roster
2024–25 season
$212k
Team budget
69th percentile in Division III
$8,499
Per roster spot
median $10,634
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Simpson College fields a women's basketball team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, well above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $212,482, above the median of $172k — $8,499 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$212k
Spend per player$8,499
Roster size25
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$22k$1.7M
this programevery Division III women's basketball program

Roster sizes

544
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster25 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$212,482 for the year
  • Operating expenses$61,208 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,499 division median $10,634
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$25,395 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brian Niemuth head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% 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.
1,140undergraduates · 1,163 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
United Methodist
89%admitted · of 1,646 applicants
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
66%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$212,482 $8,499 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$25,395
$23,637net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$61,564
Average net price$23,637
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,172
$30–48k$17,775
$48–75k$19,007
$75–110k$24,744
$110k and up$26,854
Tuition & fees
$46,212

Campus safety

Full picture →
2.4violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.40
Property1.07
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business46 · 19%
Health professions & nursing24 · 10%
Education23 · 9%
Computer & information sciences20 · 8%
Communication & journalism19 · 8%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Simpson CollegeDrake University · 17 miCentral College (Iowa) · 33 miIowa State University · 46 miGrinnell College · 51 miTruman State University · 96 miUniversity of Northern Iowa · 98 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 98 miUniversity of Iowa · 107 miCoe College · 107 miWartburg College · 109 miCornell College · 117 miBuena Vista University · 122 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference1733$2.5M99064%
Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference3325$216k—79%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference4615$5.3M98589%
Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference5116$143k—13%
Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference9617$626k—80%
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference9828$1.8M99594%
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association9818$877k—86%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference10729$8.5M98285%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference10721$143k—71%
Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference10920$180k—99%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference11717$312k—81%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference12225$213k—72%

Other women's basketball programs in the American Rivers Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Central College (Iowa)25$216k$8,658—vs
Buena Vista University25$213k$8,537—vs
Simpson College25$212k$8,499—vs
University of Dubuque25$194k$7,752—vs
Wartburg College20$180k$8,978—vs
Loras College24$173k$7,199—vs
Coe College21$143k$6,832—vs
Nebraska Wesleyan University21$133k$6,353—vs

Every American Rivers Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked