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Acceptance Rate 89.10%
Yield 21.60%
ACT Score 31
Applicants 1,569
Admitted 1,398

Simpson Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 89.1% at Simpson College. Total 1,569 students applied and 1,398 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Simpson.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationsimpson.edu/admission-aid/apply-simpson-college/first-year-students
Online Applicationadmissions.simpson.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate89.10%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 89.10%. A total of 1,569 students (852 men and 708 women) have applied to and 1,398 (745 men and 645 women) students admitted to Simpson College.
Among them, 159 male and 143 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
Applicants1,56985270890
Admitted1,39874564580
Enrolled30215914300
Acceptance Rate 89.10% 87.44% 91.10% 88.89% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.60% 21.34% 22.17% 0.00% -
[Chart] Simpson College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Simpson, 2 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 6 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 0 at Simpson. SAT 75th percentile score is 0 and 25th percentile score is 0.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 31.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Simpson. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Simpson with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Simpson
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total000
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing000
Math000
ACT Composite313133
Math293035
English323335
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

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, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
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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