Scripps College

Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

38.3%

Acceptance rate

1,480

SAT Average

$38,802

Avg net price

1,077

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,480

SAT Reading/Writing720–770

SAT Math720–770

ACT Composite31–34

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 301	301
Bachelor’s 56	56
Bachelor’s 49	49
Bachelor’s 26	26
Bachelor’s 25	25
Bachelor’s 25	25
Bachelor’s 23	23
Bachelor’s 22	22
Bachelor’s 17	17
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 11	11
Bachelor’s 8	8
Bachelor’s 6	6
Bachelor’s 5	5
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 3	3
Bachelor’s 2	2
Bachelor’s 1	1
Bachelor’s 1	1
Bachelor’s 0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Projected sponsored sports23

BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Tennis

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

Binding · Financial Aid Deadline due Nov 15

Nov 15, 2026

Early Decision II

Binding · Financial Aid Deadline due Jan 31

Jan 8, 2027

Regular Decision

Financial Aid Deadline due Jan 31

Jan 8, 2027

FAFSA due Mar 2

· Apply with Common App or QuestBridge Application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $65,650
Required fees: $300
Food and housing: $22,136
Books and supplies: $800
Other expenses: $2,000
Total: $90,886

Total by year

$77,5882019–2019–20
$78,2742020–2120–21
$80,2402021–2221–22
$83,3302022–2322–23
$87,2322023–2423–24
$90,8862024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $38,802 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 42%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $55,673
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, and State aid form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation68%

6-year graduation87%

Retention rate88%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$77,539

Median debt$13,500

Campus

Enrollment1,077

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingSuburb

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Scripps College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Scripps College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Scripps College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 8 · decision Feb

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 8

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Scripps College admits in-state applicants at 43.7%, out-of-state applicants at 43.1%, and international applicants at 18%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

301 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈156In-state (domestic)≈133International≈12

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 30.8% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 22.6%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

19% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

12% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 13% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 13% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Scripps College rates 4 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Important
Class rank: Considered
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Character / personal qualities: Very important
Interview: Considered
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
First generation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Scripps College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Scripps College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $95,199 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $38,802 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 130 of 313 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileState aid form

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $95,199

Average aid package, 63% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 37% of sticker

Averages among the 130 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Scripps College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Scripps College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

88.1% of Scripps College’s first-years return for a second year and 87.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03