Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Simpson's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa.
Simpson has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 865 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa average (1,514 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Simpson College1,2511,23516
Similarly Ranked Schools86581468
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa1,5141,195551
The below chart compares the student population between Simpson College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 627 male and 624 female students attending Simpson. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.00 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Simpson.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Simpson
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,2351,20134
Men62460123
Women61160011
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Simpson
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total16106
Men321
Women1385

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 904 White students (72.26%) and 159 Hispanic students (12.71%) at Simpson College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Simpson College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Simpson College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian23149
Black or African American533716
Hispanic1587682
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White891440451
Two or More Races522428
Race/Ethnicity Unknown20911
Total 1,235624611
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Simpson College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Black or African American000
Hispanic110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White13211
Two or More Races202
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 16313

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,194 students whose age under twenty five and 40 students whose age is over thirty years old at Simpson College.
Especially, 2 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Simpson College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Simpson College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,235 624611
Under 182 20
18-19509 260249
20-21485 242243
22-24191 9695
25-2913 85
30-3413 76
35-396 42
40-4911 47
50-643 03
65 and over2 11
Total 1,235 624611
Population by Student Age at Simpson College
TotalMenWomen
Total16 313
22-247 16
25-294 13
30-341 01
35-393 12
40-491 01
Total 16 313

Online Student Population

At Simpson College, 254 students (20.30% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 53 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 47 students live in Iowa where Simpson College is located in and 6 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,2511,23516
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes534013
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2012001
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9979952
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)534013
Iowa Residents473611
Other State in U.S.642
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000