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.
- Top 4%Median ACT
- Top 5%Average SAT
- Top 6%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 6%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $38,8021,898th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $63,4341,976th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $63,4341,976th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $83,3301,960th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,500243rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,539170th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,027125th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 87.1%114th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.1%309th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 33.9%132nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 148049th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3334th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0771,325th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 11.5%2,042nd highest of 2,140 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
- EDNov 15
- ED IIJan 8
- RDJan 8
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $43,798 | $18,771 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Cognitive ScienceMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitescrippscollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 123165)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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