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Scripps was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Scripps College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 936 undergraduates at Scripps with 861 being full-time and 75 being part-time.
| $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.
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.
Get more details about the location of Scripps College.
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 |
| 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 |
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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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