Simpson College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $28,081 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $54,617 |
How much does Simpson College spend on women's tennis?
Simpson College reported $54,617 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #844 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Simpson College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Simpson College's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Simpson College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Simpson College reported $25,395 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Simpson College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Simpson College reported $28,081 in total men's tennis expenses and $54,617 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Iowa earn NIL money?
Iowa's college NIL law (Iowa Code chapter 261I, effective July 1, 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.iahsaa.org/handbook/name-image-likeness-guidance/.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Simpson College women's tennis roster?
Simpson College listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 30% below the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Simpson College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
How many coaches does Simpson College women's tennis have?
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%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Simpson College spend on women's tennis?
Simpson College reported $54,617 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,426 per player in 2025, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Against the national median it is well below the national median of $2,681, by 47%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $87 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 27%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 212% between 2020 and 2025, from $17,533 to $54,617.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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.
What other teams does Simpson College field?
Simpson College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | California Pacific Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Indianola, IA |
| Enrollment | 1,227 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Simpson College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Simpson College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the California Pacific Conference and reported 7 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Simpson College women's tennis?
- Simpson College competes in NCAA Division III in the California Pacific Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Simpson College women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 7 players in 2025, Simpson College is 30% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Simpson College women's tennis team have?
- 4 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 3 assistant), about 1.8 players per coach, 65% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Simpson College?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Simpson College?
- Simpson College is in Indianola, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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