Simpson College vs UI

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Simpson College is a private (not-for-profit) and UI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Simpson College has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,212) than UI ($32,927).
It is harder to admit to UI than Simpson College.
Simpson College has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UI (25).
UI has more students with 30,015 students while Simpson College has 1,151 students.
Simpson College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UI's ratio is 16 to 1.
UI has more full-time faculties with 2,485 faculties while Simpson College has 80 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Simpson College and University of Iowa.

Simpson College	vs.	UI
Indianola, Iowa	Location	Iowa City, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$46,212	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,964 Out-Of-State$32,927
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$33,371	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,058

89.00 %	Acceptance Rates	85.00 %
23.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
31	ACT Score	25
66 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
78 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,151	Student Population	30,015
80	Number of Faculties	2,485
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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