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Scripps College Data & Information Overview

28% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Scripps College Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Scripps was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Scripps?

28% Acceptance Rate
100% Of Accepted Are Women
32% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Scripps since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 28%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.

Average Test Scores

About 32% 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 710 and 760. Math scores were between 680 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Scripps College  ( 710 to 760 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Scripps College  ( 680 to 750 )
200
800
Scripps received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 34.

ACT Composite Scores for Scripps College  ( 32 to 34 )
1
36

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Scripps College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
76% 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 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  76 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Scripps College

91% Freshmen Retention
81% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 91% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Scripps College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  91 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 81%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  81 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?

$33,912 Net Price
25% Take Out Loans
$21,404 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Scripps is $33,912. 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 +
$14,150 $15,047 $18,900 $32,962 $50,363

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 25% of students took out student loans averaging $5,351 a year. That adds up to $21,404 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Scripps Graduates Make?

$77,539 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Scripps make around $77,539 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Scripps students since it is 58% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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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/

Scripps College Majors

46 Majors With Completions
582 Undergraduate Degrees
582 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 46 majors graduated from Scripps College. Of these students, 582 received undergraduate degrees and 582 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Health/Medical Prep Programs 30 NA
Political Science & Government 24 NA
Natural Resources Conservation 20 NA
Child Development & Psychology 19 NA
General Biology 17 NA
Economics 16 NA
General English Literature 15 NA
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 13 NA
Communication & Media Studies 13 NA
Area Studies 10 NA

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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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