Simpson University
Redding, California · Also known as Simpson College · Website
$54,340
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,340
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Simpson University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Redding, California with 809 undergraduates and 172 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,817 a year (tuition and fees $39,708). It admits 86% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,340 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,817
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,708
US median $11,837
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,750
About $199 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,340
Rank 1,145 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,817
- Tuition and fees
- $39,708
- Cost of attendance
- $54,688
- Students with a need-based grant
- 44%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,511
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,738
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,479
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,656
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,163
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $25,200 in 2015-16 to $39,708 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Undergraduates
- 809
- Graduate students
- 172
- Part-time students
- 9.6%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 60%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 46
- Endowment
- $7.37M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,145 of 5,094 US colleges and 138 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,817 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,708 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 60% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,750 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,256 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,340 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
46 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $28,010 | $102,613 | $113,623 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $16,667 | $37,451 | $56,902 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $18,750 | $42,333 | $58,478 | $68,257 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $18,750 | Withheld | $52,311 | $53,072 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,558 |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | $56,474 | $68,735 | $65,824 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,983 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,797 | $68,069 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Redding and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Simpson University cost?
$27,817 a year is the average net price at Simpson University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,708, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $54,688. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,511 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Simpson University?
86% of applicants are admitted to Simpson University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Simpson University graduates earn?
$54,340 a year is the median pay of former Simpson University students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,256 after 6 years). That ranks 1,145 of 5,094 US colleges and 138 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $102,613.
How much student debt do Simpson University graduates have?
$18,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Simpson University graduates, about $199 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Simpson University?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Simpson University finish within 6 years. 60% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Simpson University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (53 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (48 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 46 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.