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Scripps College Data & Information Overview

30% Acceptance Rate
1% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Scripps College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Scripps College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Scripps was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Scripps?

30% Acceptance Rate
100% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 30%, Scripps is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Scripps submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 700 and 760. Math scores were between 680 and 760.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Scripps College  ( 700 to 760 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Scripps College  ( 680 to 760 )
200
800
Scripps received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 31 and 34.

ACT Composite Scores for Scripps College  ( 31 to 34 )
1
36

Learn more about Scripps College admissions.

Scripps College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
77% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Scripps is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Scripps College is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  77 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Scripps College

97% Freshmen Retention
86% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Scripps College has a freshmen retention rate of 97%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  97 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Scripps for first-time, full-time students is 86%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  86 out of 100
0
100

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Scripps College Undergraduate Student Diversity

861 Full-Time Undergraduates
45.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
100.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 936 undergraduates at Scripps with 861 being full-time and 75 being part-time.

How Much Does Scripps College Cost?

$33,573 Net Price
23% Take Out Loans
$22,060 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Scripps is $33,573. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Scripps

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$17,036 $7,525 $26,412 $30,954 $50,873

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Scripps, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Scripps, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,515 a year. That adds up to $22,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Scripps is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Scripps Graduates Make?

$64,911 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Scripps with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $64,911 in their early years. This is good news for future Scripps graduates since it is 53% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Scripps College make the most money.

Location of Scripps College

California State
861 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Claremont, California, Scripps College is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Claremont makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for Scripps are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1030 North Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711-3905
Phone: 909-621-8000
Website: www.scrippscollege.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellenbrowning.scripps
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scrippscollege

Scripps College Majors

47 Majors With Completions
301 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Child Development & Psychology 32 NA
Political Science & Government 29 NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 21 NA
Area Studies 17 NA
General Biology 17 NA
Natural Resources Conservation 17 NA
Communication & Media Studies 16 NA
Economics 15 NA
General English Literature 11 NA
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Scripps College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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