Scripps College

Claremont, California

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1926Large suburbSEVP certified

About

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. Scripps is a four-year undergraduate institution and enrolled 958 students as of 2020. It offers instruction in the liberal arts with an emphasis on the humanities, and is known for its extensive interdisciplinary core curriculum. Its 32-acre (13 ha) campus was designed by Gordon Kaufmann in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Scripps is regarded as the premier women's college in the West Coast of the United States. It is a top producer of Fulbright scholars.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$68,532
Estimated total for international students: US$90,886

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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 1,113
Graduate students: 20
International undergraduates: 4%
Students per teacher: 10 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 38%
SAT: Reading and writing 720–770 · Maths 720–770
ACT: 31–34

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 84%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$84,025

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (47)

Bachelor's degrees45 subjects

Accounting and Related ServicesAnthropologyArea StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCognitive ScienceCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceDanceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEconomicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesHistoryHuman BiologyHuman Resources Management and ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMathematics and Computer ScienceMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNon-Professional Legal StudiesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic Policy AnalysisReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience, Technology and SocietySlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociologySystems Science and Theory

Undergraduate certificates1 subject

Engineering, General

Graduate certificates1 subject

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.