Indianola, Iowa · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Indianola, Iowa, Simpson College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,251 students in fall 2024, including 1,235 undergraduates and 16 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Simpson College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 48 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health and Wellness, Business Administration and Management, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. It awarded 269 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
1,251
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
269
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
48
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 48
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
81%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
255
Master's degrees
10
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,251
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,235
Graduate students, fall 2024
16
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,341
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,303
Graduate students, 2024-25
38
Full-time, 2024-25
93%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
50%
Men
50%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
American Rivers Conference
Interim President
Sue Stuebner
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Student veteran organization