Simpson College offers free tuition to DMPS, Indianola students [Video]

To qualify, students must live on campus and participate in the campus food plan.

INDIANOLA, Iowa — Simpson College, a private liberal arts school in Indianola, announced Thursday that it would be partnering with Des Moines Public Schools and Indianola Community School District (ICSD) to provide full-tuition scholarships for academic high-achievers.

The school defined high-achieving as having a high school or college GPA of 3.5 or higher, which would allow the student to to be eligible for the scholarship as a first-time Simpson student.

How is a student eligible for the full-tuition scholarship?

Must meet FAFSA eligibility
Meet 3.5 GPA requirement
Attended DMPS or Indianola at least their senior year
Students must live on Simpson’s campus and participate in the campus food plan
Offer is open only to those enrolling for the first time at Simpson as first-year or transfer students in Fall 2025

Another key factor to acknowledge is that even if a student receives the full-tuition scholarship, only tuition will be covered while room and board will not …

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