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University or college · Private nonprofit

Scripps College

Claremont, CA

Scripps College is a private nonprofit college in Claremont, CA, with about 1,103 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,103
1,082 undergrad · 21 grad
Admission rate
38%
lower than at 91% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$36,294
higher than at 92% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
83%
higher than at 91% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$77,539
higher than at 95% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Scripps College

What you pay depends heavily on your income

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $6,948 a year after grants. Families over $110,000 pay $54,572, 8 times as much. What it costs ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $82,504, more than the $75,532 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

All undergraduates are women

Every one of Scripps College’s 1,082 undergraduates is a woman. The students ↓

Scripps College’s graduates are among the best paid in the country

Former students earn a median $77,539 ten years after starting, more than at 95% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $13,500, about $143 a month over ten years. That’s 2.5% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $87,564 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $65,950Room & board $22,136Books & supplies $800

After grants, the average family on aid pays $36,294.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$15,831

About $63,324 over 4 years · 82% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Scripps College?

38%

of applicants admitted

About 8 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
720–770
SAT math
720–770
ACT
31–34

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1492.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
83%
within 6 years · Pell students 92%
Come back for year two
94%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$77,539
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$13,500
about $143 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

2.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$143 a month against about $5,669 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

92%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 99% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$83k
Middle income$30–75k
$77k
Higher incomeover $75k
$76k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Social sciences 19%Biology 16%Visual & performing arts 9%Interdisciplinary 8%Psychology 8%Communication 8%Everything else 32%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Research and Experimental Psychology38 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General33 graduates a year
—not reported
Economics24 graduates a year
—not reported
Political Science and Government21 graduates a year
—not reported
Communication and Media Studies18 graduates a year
—not reported
Natural Resources Conservation and Research15 graduates a year
—not reported
English Language and Literature, General14 graduates a year
—not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology11 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,113 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 54%Hispanic 11%Black 4%Asian 14%Two or more 11%International 4%

Women and men

Women 100%Men 0%
10 : 1
students per teacher
11%
get Pell grants (lower income)
17%
take federal loans
0%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Claremont

21% of Claremont’s 35,838 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Claremont pages.

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Straight-line distances from Scripps College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.