Quad

Head-to-head

Scripps
Reed

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Scripps grads earn $14.6K more ten years out than Reed's ($77,539 vs. $62,927)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Scripps's yield is 12 pts higher than Reed's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Reed costs about $8.6K less per year on average than Scripps ($54,448 vs. $63,058, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Reed's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Scripps

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Reed is 1.6× more selective than Scripps

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Scripps's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Reed's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Reed admits 25%, Scripps 38%; Scripps's yield is higher, at 26%.

Acceptance rate
Scripps38%
Reed25%
Quad's selectivity
  • ScrippsVery selective
  • ReedVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Scripps
1430–1500
Reed
1290–1520
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ScrippsRigor and GPA very important
  • ReedRigor and GPA very important81%

Who's on each campus

Reed is a bit larger than Scripps (1,320 vs. 1,113 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Scripps1.1K
Reed1.3K
Pell Grant share
Scripps11%
Reed15%

Majors and faculty

Political Science and Government leads at Scripps, and English Language and Literature at Reed; Reed has 9 students per faculty member to Scripps's 10.

Students per faculty member
Scripps10 to 1
Reed9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ScrippsPolitical Science and Government, General9%
  • ReedEnglish Language and Literature, General11%

What each costs

Reed costs about $8.6K less a year than Scripps on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Scripps$63.1K
Reed$54.4K
Aid generosity
Scripps28%
Reed37%

What each pays off

Scripps's former students earn more, a median $77.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Scripps$77.5K
Reed$62.9K
Graduation rate
Scripps84%
Reed78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Reed but held steady at Scripps; Reed got more selective while Scripps got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ScrippsSteady+7%
  • ReedGrowing+138%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Reed College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;Reed College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why