The student population at Simpson College is 1,251 (1,235 undergraduate and 16 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 439 (25.98%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,363 where 1,251 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 1,690 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,151 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,690 to 1,251 students, a net loss of 439 (26%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Simpson College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,690 | 1,623 | 746 | 877 | 67 | 28 | 39 |
| 2016-17 | 1,608 -82 | 1,543 -80 | 685 -61 | 858 -19 | 65 -2 | 24 -4 | 41 2 |
| 2017-18 | 1,479 -129 | 1,432 -111 | 650 -35 | 782 -76 | 47 -18 | 15 -9 | 32 -9 |
| 2018-19 | 1,444 -35 | 1,396 -36 | 654 4 | 742 -40 | 48 1 | 19 4 | 29 -3 |
| 2019-20 | 1,355 -89 | 1,307 -89 | 615 -39 | 692 -50 | 48 | 20 1 | 28 -1 |
| 2020-21 | 1,267 -88 | 1,225 -82 | 588 -27 | 637 -55 | 42 -6 | 15 -5 | 27 -1 |
| 2021-22 | 1,218 -49 | 1,172 -53 | 550 -38 | 622 -15 | 46 4 | 18 3 | 28 1 |
| 2022-23 | 1,151 -67 | 1,127 -45 | 541 -9 | 586 -36 | 24 -22 | 11 -7 | 13 -15 |
| 2023-24 | 1,163 12 | 1,140 13 | 534 -7 | 606 20 | 23 -1 | 8 -3 | 15 2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,251 88 | 1,235 95 | 624 90 | 611 5 | 16 -7 | 3 -5 | 13 -2 |
| Average | 1,363 | 1,320 | 619 | 701 | 43 | 16 | 27 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,320 where 1,235 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Simpson College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,623 | 1,426 | 648 | 778 | 197 | 98 | 99 |
| 2016-17 | 1,543 | 1,379 | 605 | 774 | 164 | 80 | 84 |
| 2017-18 | 1,432 | 1,280 | 587 | 693 | 152 | 63 | 89 |
| 2018-19 | 1,396 | 1,252 | 581 | 671 | 144 | 73 | 71 |
| 2019-20 | 1,307 | 1,161 | 543 | 618 | 146 | 72 | 74 |
| 2020-21 | 1,225 | 1,108 | 529 | 579 | 117 | 59 | 58 |
| 2021-22 | 1,172 | 1,073 | 507 | 566 | 99 | 43 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | 1,127 | 1,062 | 513 | 549 | 65 | 28 | 37 |
| 2023-24 | 1,140 | 1,090 | 510 | 580 | 50 | 24 | 26 |
| 2024-25 | 1,235 | 1,201 | 601 | 600 | 34 | 23 | 11 |
| Average | 1,320 | 1,320 | 562 | 641 | 1,320 | 56 | 61 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 43 where 16 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Simpson College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 24 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 19 | 31 |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 9 | 24 |
| 2018-19 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 24 |
| 2019-20 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 18 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 12 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 27 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Average | 43 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 12 | 20 |
The percentage of white students is 72.26%. The percentage was 86.21% 10 years ago and Simpson still has a high percentage of white students. 1.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.24% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.71% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 86.21% to 72.26%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.42% to 1.84%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.01% to 4.24%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.66% to 12.71%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4577 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2552 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Simpson College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 1,457 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 23 | 40 | 67 | 3 | 1,353 | 25 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 27 | 33 | 58 | 3 | 1,213 | 27 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 21 | 41 | 76 | 2 | 1,159 | 48 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 23 | 44 | 85 | 1 | 1,062 | 58 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 24 | 46 | 90 | 3 | 992 | 57 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 99 | 1 | 956 | 51 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 106 | 1 | 890 | 54 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 22 | 44 | 127 | 1 | 875 | 50 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 23 | 53 | 159 | 2 | 904 | 54 |
| Average | 2 | 22 | 42 | 91 | 2 | 1,086 | 45 |
53 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 657.14% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Simpson College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,690 | 0 | 63 | 1,627 |
| 2016-17 | 1,608 | 7 | 145 | 1,456 |
| 2017-18 | 1,479 | 18 | 202 | 1,259 |
| 2018-19 | 1,444 | 68 | 48 | 1,328 |
| 2019-20 | 1,355 | 86 | 225 | 1,044 |
| 2020-21 | 1,267 | 79 | 10 | 1,178 |
| 2021-22 | 1,218 | 75 | 259 | 884 |
| 2022-23 | 1,151 | 53 | 256 | 842 |
| 2023-24 | 1,163 | 61 | 187 | 915 |
| 2024-25 | 1,251 | 53 | 201 | 997 |
| Average | 1,363 | 50 | 160 | 1,153 |
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