Scripps College

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Acceptance Rate

38.3%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1440–1540

User Accept Rate

54.5%

Tuition

$63,434

Undergrad Enrollment

1,077

Applicants

3,082

Yield Rate

26.3%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.64
SAT: 1530
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2026WAITLISTED

GPA: 3.26
SAT: 1380
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.85
SAT: 1530
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2026ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.34
SAT: 1270
ACT: —

Round: ED2

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.56
SAT: 1530
ACT: 29

Round: RD

Class of 2023REJECTED

GPA: 3.98
SAT: 1400
ACT: 30

Round: RD

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 4.00
SAT: 1510
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.66
SAT: 1440
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.43
SAT: 1350
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.86
SAT: 1520
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.04
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: RD

Applicant profiles for this college

2025	ACCEPTED	3.64	1530	—	REA
2026	WAITLISTED	3.26	1380	—	EA
2025	ACCEPTED	3.85	1530	—	RD
2026	ACCEPTED	3.34	1270	—	ED2
2024	REJECTED	3.56	1530	29	RD
2023	REJECTED	3.98	1400	30	RD
2024	ACCEPTED	4.00	1510	—	REA
2025	REJECTED	3.66	1440	—	REA
2024	REJECTED	3.43	1350	—	ED
2025	ACCEPTED	3.86	1520	—	REA
2025	ACCEPTED	3.04	—	—	RD

What you pay

$36,294/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $145,176 over four years.

What grads earn

—/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

49%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Scripps College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$6,948

$30–48k$4,522

$48–75k$15,831

$75–110k$36,472

Over $110k$54,572

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

83%

Completion · all

83%

Completion · Pell

78%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

92%

Median debt

$13,500

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

3,082

Admitted

1,04633.9%

Enrolled

27526% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

27.9%▲ -4.1pp

Application Volume

3,099 applicants▲ 3%

Scripps College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	4	—	—	—
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	—	6	—
Rape	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other29 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General22 grads

English Language and Literature, General20 grads

Political Science and Government, General20 grads

Environmental Science16 grads

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics14 grads

Mass Communication/Media Studies11 grads

Neuroscience10 grads

Human Biology6 grads

Anthropology6 grads

4yr Grad Rate

77%

6yr Grad Rate

82%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$77,539