Scripps College

Overview

Rankings

• #5 Best Communications Colleges in California
• #6 Best Biology Colleges in California
• #8 Best Colleges in California
• #8 Best Colleges in Far West
• #8 Best Colleges in Pacific Northwest
• #8 Best Bachelor's Programs in California
• #8 Best Master's Programs in California
• #11 Best Psychology Colleges in California

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Scripps College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Claremont, California, Scripps College reviews applications selectively. The acceptance rate runs near 38%. Admitted students typically arrive with an average SAT score near 1,492. The graduation rate is roughly 85%.

Acceptance Rate

38%

Retention Rate

94%

SAT Average

1492

ACT Midpoint

33

SAT Range

1440–1540

ACT Range

31–34

Full-Time Faculty

77%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$13,213

Student–Faculty Ratio

10:1

Diversity Index

0.66

Applicants

3,099

Admitted

865

Inside the Admissions Office

School-reported Common Data Set · 2024-25

The acceptance rate tells you how hard Scripps College is to get into. Its Common Data Set tells you what happens once you are admitted: how many students say yes, how many arrived without test scores, and whether applying early tilts the odds. 26% of admitted students go on to enroll here, making it a school many admits weigh against other offers.

Yield Rate

26%

of admits enroll

Submitted SAT

24%

of enrolled freshmen

Submitted ACT

16%

of enrolled freshmen

Early Decision Admit Rate

47.0%

vs 38.3% overall

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Scripps College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Scripps College is $65,950, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $36,294. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $6,948 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $13,500 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$65,950

Out-of-State

$65,950

Avg Net Price

$36,294

Median Debt

$13,500

Pell Grant Rate

11%

Federal Loan Rate

17%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Scripps College — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Scripps College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Scripps College earn a median of $77,539, well above the national average for bachelor's degree holders.

6 Years After Entry

$68,027

8 Years

$73,620

10 Years

$77,539

Debt-to-Earnings

0.17x

Earning > $25K

66%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Scripps College Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Scripps College is a genuine engine of upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 2.52%, among the highest in the country. About 5.1% of students come from families in the bottom income quintile. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 49.1% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $126,300, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

2.52%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

49.1%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

5.1%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$171,597

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Federal Grants

$1,811,840

Investment Income

$-65,615,092

Top Programs

The fields Scripps College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Social Sciences 19%
• Biology & Biomedical 16%
• Visual & Performing Arts 9%
• Psychology 8% $22,304 early-career
• Communications 8%
• English & Literature 6%
• Physical Sciences 2%
• Business & Marketing 1%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.