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Scripps College

Claremont, CAQuad's selectivityVery selective
Known forTop test scoresHigh graduation rateTest-optional heavy
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 10, 2026

  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Reading & Writing 730–770 (fall 2024: 720–770)Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Math 690–750 (fall 2024: 720–770)Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Entered fall 2024: 92% returned for a second year (entered fall 2023: 94%)Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26

Sources:Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2024

1 in 3 applicants admitted

Scripps admits about 1 in 3 applicants (38%). That puts it in the "Very selective" tier, more selective than 90% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

38%

38%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityVery selective

Applied

3,199

Admitted

1,225

Yield

26%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1430–1500

10001600
ACT middle 50%

31–34

1836
Applications +7% since fall 2014 · admit rate 28% → 38%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,113 undergrads, where 11% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

1.1K

undergrads · larger than 40% of colleges

Diversity index

0.66

Pell Grant

11%

below the median

Large suburbNCAA D-III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Less diverse · index 0.70 → 0.66 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Political Science and Government, General (9% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 77% of faculty are full-time. Spends $31,253 a year on instruction per student.

10 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 76% of colleges

Most popular major

Political Science and Government, General

9% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

77%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$31.3K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $63,058 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $38.8K more than the national median. The 56% who received grants paid $44,396 on average; the other 44% paid the full sticker price of $87,232.

28%

$63.1K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $38.8K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$87,232 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
25% · avg $29K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 28% of full price

Federal loans

17%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · +4% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $77,539 ten years after enrolling, more than at 90% of colleges; 84% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 3.3 years of that salary.

84%

84%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$77.5K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$13.5K

≈ $143/month for 10 years

Retention

92%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 87% → 83% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 8% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid rose 4%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 7% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 28% to 38%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    +4% after inflation

  • Applications

    Steady

    +7%

  • Selectivity

    Less selective

    admit rate 28% → 38%

  • Diversity

    Less diverse

    index 0.70 → 0.66

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 123165 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything