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Scripps College

Scripps College

Claremont, CA · Suburb · 1,113 students
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$36,294
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
85%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
69% typical
$77,539
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$58,391 typical
38%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
64% typical · not scored
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
About

Scripps College, a prestigious women’s liberal arts college in Claremont, California, is best known for its empowering academic environment, striking Mediterranean Revival campus, and innovative Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities. The college boasts strong programs across the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences, while also offering robust STEM majors through a collaborative science department shared with neighboring schools. Student life is defined by a close-knit, action-oriented community with beloved traditions like weekly afternoon tea and the historic student-painted Graffiti Wall. Uniquely situated as a member of the five-college Claremont Colleges consortium, Scripps seamlessly combines the supportive atmosphere of a small women's college with the vast academic, athletic, and social resources of a mid-sized university.

Wikipedia:Scripps College is a private liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California. It was founded as a member of the Claremont Colleges in 1926, a year after the consortium's formation. Journalist and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps provided its initial endowment.

Location
Claremont, CA, 91711 · Suburb campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
SNA · Orange County
31 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$65,950
Housing & food (on campus)$22,136
Books & supplies$800
Cost of attendance$87,564
Average net price$36,294
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$65,950
Housing & food (on campus)$22,136
Books & supplies$800
Cost of attendance$87,564
Average net price$36,294
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$6,948
$30–48k
$4,522
$48–75k
$15,831
$75–110k
$36,472
$110k+
$54,572
Merit aid · 2024-25
Awarded without financial need. Students with financial need can get merit awards too; they're counted as need-based aid.
Average award$24,048
First-years who got one42
Source: Scripps College's Common Data Set — the school's own yearly report of its admissions and aid figures.
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
85%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
61%
Back for yr 2
94%
Transferred
0%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
84% graduated · 3% transferred · 14% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$68,027
10 yrs after entry$77,539
Debt
Median at graduation$13,500
Monthly payment$143
Middle 50% owe$7.5k–$15.6k
90th percentile$23,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Baccalaureate — arts & sciences: 69% graduate within 6 yrs, $58,391 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
38%
Test policy
Test optional
Per College Scorecard
SAT average
1492
R 720–770 · M 720–770
ACT midpoint
33
Comp 31–34 · E 34–35 · M 27–32
SAT middle 50%: 1440–1540
40080012001600

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Essay prompts

If Scripps College asks for supplemental essays, the prompts are in the Common App.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 0%Women 100%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell grant
11%
Family income
$78,713
Independent
9%
Age at entry
20.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
54%
Hispanic
11%
Black
4%
Asian
14%
Two or more
11%
Non-resident
4%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$68,027
After 10 yrs
$77,539
Research and Experimental Psychology38
Biology, General33
Economics24
Political Science and Government21
Communication and Media Studies18
Natural Resources Conservation and Research15
English Language and Literature, General14
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology11
Human Biology10
Fine and Studio Arts10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies8
Area Studies7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies7
History7
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services6
Neurobiology and Neurosciences6
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$503M
Full-time faculty
77%
Faculty salary
$13,213/mo
Teaching spend
$31,253
per student
Federal loans
17%
Classification
Carnegie type
Baccalaureate — arts & sciences
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, more selective admissions

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