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Acceptance Rate 86.22%
Yield 21.60%
ACT Score 32
Applicants 2,046
Admitted 1,764

Simpson Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.22% at Simpson College. Total 2,046 students applied and 1,764 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationsimpson.edu/admission-aid/apply-simpson-college/first-year-students
Online Applicationaccess.simpson.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate86.22%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 86.22%. A total of 2,046 students (979 men and 1,029 women) have applied to and 1,764 (827 men and 904 women) students admitted to Simpson College.
Among them, 210 male and 166 female students have enrolled into Simpson and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.60%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Simpson
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,0469791,0292216
Admitted1,7648279042013
Enrolled38121016650
Acceptance Rate 86.22% 84.47% 87.85% 90.91% 81.25%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.60% 25.39% 18.36% 25.00% -
[Chart] Simpson College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Simpson College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Simpson
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Simpson

The calendar system at Simpson College is Four-one-four plan. Simpson College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Simpson College accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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