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Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA · Private nonprofit

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.

Most popular majors

301 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 50 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Political Science and Government, General 45.10018.6% 26
  2. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27998.3% 25
  3. Mass Communication/Media Studies 09.01027.6% 23
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.0% 21
  5. Environmental Science 03.01046.3% 19

Fastest-growing field: Social sciences, 14% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (56 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a .

Students per faculty member vs. every college10 to 1
10 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set.

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Double major
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, a foreign language, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty77%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$118,917

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$31,253
$31,253
← Lessmore than 93% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$428,482
$428,482
← Lessmore than 94% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)