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Scripps College

Claremont, CA · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Claremont, CA · 1,077 undergraduates · 34% acceptance rate · $77,539 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$38,8021,884th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$63,4341,958th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$63,4341,958th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$83,3301,944th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$13,500242nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$77,539169th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$68,027124th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
87.1%114th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.1%306th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
33.9%131st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
148049th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0771,324th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
11.5%2,026th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (LAX)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$43,798$18,771
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$39,369—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——
Cognitive ScienceMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Scripps College’s 1,077 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere