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Scripps College

Claremont, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Suburb

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At a glance

Average net price
$36,294What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
38%
Graduation rate
85%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
1,113
In-state tuition
$65,950Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$65,950
SAT midpoint
1,450
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$77,539Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$36,294

Better than 9% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

85%

Better than 92% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$77,539

Better than 89% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$13,500

Better than 95% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$87,564

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$36,294

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Scripps College
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time85%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return94%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$13,500
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$77,539

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Scripps College by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Research and Experimental PsychologyNot reported38
Biology, GeneralNot reported33
EconomicsNot reported24
Political Science and GovernmentNot reported21
Communication and Media StudiesNot reported18
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNot reported15
English Language and Literature, GeneralNot reported14
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyNot reported11
Fine and Studio ArtsNot reported10
Human BiologyNot reported10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reported8
Area StudiesNot reported7
HistoryNot reported7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesNot reported7
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesNot reported6
PhilosophyNot reported6
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherNot reported6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesNot reported6
MathematicsNot reported5
AnthropologyNot reported5
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesNot reported4
PhysicsNot reported4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherNot reported3
Engineering, GeneralNot reported3
Cognitive ScienceNot reported3
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesNot reported3
ChemistryNot reported2
Human Resources Management and ServicesNot reported2
MusicNot reported2
SociologyNot reported2
Computer ScienceNot reported2
DanceNot reported2
Accounting and Related ServicesNot reported1
Religion/Religious StudiesNot reported1
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNot reported1
Science, Technology and SocietyNot reported1
Non-Professional Legal StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Systems Science and TheoryNot reportedNot reported
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Psychology, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Public Policy AnalysisNot reportedNot reported
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyNot reportedNot reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftNot reportedNot reported

All 46 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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