Does Simpson College have a tennis program?

Yes. Simpson College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, California Pacific Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, California Pacific Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Simpson College?

Simpson College is in Indianola, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.

How much does Simpson College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $61,227 a year, and an average net price of $21,936 after grants and scholarships.

Simpson College

Indianola, IA · private, nonprofit · 1,227 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Simpson College field?

Simpson College, in Indianola, IA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the California Pacific Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 8 players against 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Simpson College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 33%, and 20% below the national median of 10. Simpson College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 50%.

Simpson College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 30%, and 22% below the national median of 9. Simpson College lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 1.8 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 65%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Simpson College fund its athletes?

Simpson College reported 683 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 392 men and 291 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting spending was $50,522 for men's sports and $25,395 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $129 and $87 per athlete.

What is Simpson College like academically?

Simpson College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1440, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $61,227 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,936 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.

63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 81% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,274, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Simpson College?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Health Professions, Education and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 degrees)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (29 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (20 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (19 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (19 degrees)
Biology, General (18 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (17 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (15 degrees)
Computer and Information Sciences, General (14 degrees)
Political Science and Government (14 degrees)

What is Indianola, IA like to live in?

Simpson College sits in Indianola, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 16,000 people in Warren County, Iowa.

Household incomes in Indianola run close to both the Iowa and national medians, around $78,125 a year.

Housing costs more here than in most of Iowa: a typical home is valued around $228,100, 16% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $966 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 24% under 18 and 19% aged 65 or over.

Frequently asked questions

Does Simpson College have a tennis program?: Yes. Simpson College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, California Pacific Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, California Pacific Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Simpson College?: Simpson College is in Indianola, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.
How much does Simpson College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $61,227 a year, and an average net price of $21,936 after grants and scholarships.