Quad

Head-to-head

Scripps
Whitman

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Whitman costs about $22.8K less per year on average than Scripps ($40,214 vs. $63,058, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Whitman's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Scripps

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Scripps's yield is 11 pts higher than Whitman's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Scripps grads earn $10K more ten years out than Whitman's ($77,539 vs. $67,589)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Scripps's SAT midpoint is 75 points higher than Whitman's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Whitman graduates 6 pts more of its students than Scripps (90% vs. 84%)

    Graduation rate

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

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

Acceptance rate
Scripps38%
Whitman38%
Quad's selectivity
  • ScrippsVery selective
  • WhitmanVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Scripps
1430–1500
Whitman
1310–1480
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ScrippsRigor and GPA very important
  • WhitmanSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Whitman is a bit larger than Scripps (1,531 vs. 1,113 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Scripps1.1K
Whitman1.5K
Pell Grant share
Scripps11%
Whitman16%

Majors and faculty

Political Science and Government leads at Scripps, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Whitman; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Scripps10 to 1
Whitman10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ScrippsPolitical Science and Government, General9%
  • WhitmanEconometrics and Quantitative Economics9%

What each costs

Whitman costs about $22.8K less a year than Scripps on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Scripps$63.1K
Whitman$40.2K
Aid generosity
Scripps28%
Whitman49%

What each pays off

Scripps's former students earn more, a median $77.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Scripps$77.5K
Whitman$67.6K
Graduation rate
Scripps84%
Whitman90%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • ScrippsSteady+7%
  • WhitmanGrowing+98%
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;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