Simpson College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (75%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,233
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 75%
From Region 10%
Athletes 683 (56.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Hispanic 12%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Simpson College 255 43% 76% 2% 2% 8% 3% $66,938 35 -0.09 47 98% 6.1%
Physics-Engineering Dual Degree — — — — — — — — $95,887 48 -0.20 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 6 +4 83% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $94,803 15 -0.88 88 100% — — — —
Computer and Information Science 4 +1 100% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $105,932 70 +0.37 94 91% — — — —
Maritime Cybersecurity 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $78,154 19 -0.82 71 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,211 12 -0.84 77 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,155 53 -0.04 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,277 24 -0.68 48 89% — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,889 43 -0.19 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 25% 75% 0% 8% 0% 8% $72,293 55 +0.07 61 — — — — —
Biology 11 +2 55% 64% 9% 0% 9% 9% $70,295 71 +0.45 56 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,746 55 +0.16 52 — — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $60,402 64 +0.22 30 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 28 +4 43% 75% 0% 7% 7% 0% $67,697 51 -0.05 49 — — — — —
Accounting 11 — 55% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,288 67 +0.34 86 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science — — — — — — — — $89,924 30 -0.58 85 — — — — —
Business Administration 17 +13 35% 71% 12% 0% 6% 0% $82,169 71 +0.24 77 96% 4.8% — — —
Economics 5 +4 80% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $82,579 31 -0.58 77 — — — — —
Health Services Administration 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,758 66 +0.02 47 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $83,203 64 -0.02 78 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 4 +1 100% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $97,131 66 +0.27 90 — — — — —
Sports Management 23 +1 87% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $57,351 38 -0.41 22 98% — — — —
English 6 +3 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,720 56 +0.04 12 100% — — — —
History 8 +2 62% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,814 74 +0.28 28 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 +2 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $65,079 89 +0.74 43 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,942 56 -0.04 31 — — — — —
Religion 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,386 92 +1.30 32 — — — — —
Spanish — +2 — — — — — — $61,329 64 +0.29 32 — — — — —
Digital Communication 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,071 57 +0.11 37 — — — — —
Human Services 4 +3 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $72,137 99 +2.24 60 96% — — — —
International Affairs 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,478 35 -0.33 46 — — — — —
Journalism 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,823 62 +0.06 36 — — — — —
Political Science 12 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,971 34 -0.46 45 100% — — — —
Psychology 9 +5 11% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $52,062 35 -0.46 11 100% — — — —
Public Relations 11 +1 45% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $65,721 31 -0.54 44 94% — — — —
Sociology — +3 — — — — — — $56,567 55 -0.03 20 90% — — — —
Sports Communication 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,721 68 +0.36 44 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $51,354 46 -0.14 10 100% — — — —
Physical Education 8 +1 38% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $52,605 28 -0.63 12 96% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 1 +11 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $51,354 31 -0.44 10 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 8 +2 0% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $48,616 17 -0.89 7 — — — — —
Music 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $30,568 2 -1.74 1 100% — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $30,568 2 -1.74 1 100% — — — —
Music Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,605 77 +0.63 12 96% — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,275 34 -0.37 3 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 13 — 46% 46% 0% 15% 15% 15% $59,738 54 -0.02 28 100% 7.8% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,991
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.3% 62 66% 81% 5% 0% 6% 2% $75,524 41 -0.06 67 97% 4.8%
Social Sciences 17.6% 45 33% 82% 0% 0% 4% 2% $63,327 68 -0.12 38 97% —
Health Sciences 11.0% 28 43% 75% 0% 7% 7% 0% $67,697 15 -0.05 49 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.8% 25 40% 68% 4% 4% 8% 8% $71,130 68 +0.24 58 100% —
Humanities 8.2% 21 29% 76% 0% 0% 5% 5% $59,169 73 +0.36 27 100% —
Education 7.5% 19 16% 79% 5% 5% 5% 0% $51,881 37 -0.36 11 98% —
Arts 5.5% 14 0% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $44,723 18 -0.82 4 98% —
Professional 5.1% 13 46% 46% 0% 15% 15% 15% $59,738 25 -0.02 28 100% 7.8%
Computer Science 4.7% 12 83% 58% 8% 0% 25% 0% $95,738 23 -0.45 89 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 9 56% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,401 35 -0.45 63 89% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 7 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $60,402 51 +0.22 30 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 135 $172K $153K $18K
Football 115 $656K $573K $83K
Baseball 59 $193K $238K -$44K
Soccer 48 $150K $136K $13K
Basketball 26 $200K $200K $87
Gymnastics 22 $154K $173K -$18K
Wrestling 22 $171K $153K $17K
Golf 16 $66K $61K $4K
Volleyball 12 $115K $87K $28K
Swimming 11 $43K $44K -$1K
Other Sports 10 $102K $85K $16K
Tennis 8 $21K $28K -$6K
Total 392 $2.0M $1.9M $110K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 93 $171K $154K $17K
Soccer 43 $235K $222K $12K
Wrestling 37 $181K $188K -$6K
Volleyball 35 $134K $122K $12K
Other Sports 32 $119K $112K $7K
Softball 29 $202K $205K -$3K
Gymnastics 26 $155K $141K $14K
Basketball 25 $207K $212K -$4K
Swimming 15 $41K $55K -$14K
Golf 11 $58K $55K $2K
Tennis 7 $55K $54K $668
Total 291 $1.6M $1.5M $37K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 228 $344K $308K $36K
Football 115 $656K $573K $83K
Soccer 91 $385K $359K $25K
Baseball 59 $193K $238K -$44K
Wrestling 59 $353K $342K $11K
Basketball 51 $407K $412K -$4K
Gymnastics 48 $310K $314K -$4K
Volleyball 47 $249K $209K $40K
Other Sports 42 $222K $198K $23K
Softball 29 $202K $205K -$3K
Golf 27 $124K $117K $7K
Swimming 26 $84K $100K -$16K
Tennis 15 $76K $82K -$6K
Total 683 $4.8M $4.7M $64K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 91% 91%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional