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Scripps College

Scripps College is a private campus in suburban Claremont, CA. The federal record classifies Scripps College as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,617

family income
under $30k

$14,067

$30–48k

$22,440

$48–75k

$28,567

$75–110k

$51,165

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$36,2942023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Scripps College rose from $24,609 (2008) to $36,294 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,609
2009	$19,605
2010	$22,676
2011	$26,887
2012	$26,057
2013	$28,736
2014	$28,126
2015	$30,472
2016	$30,974
2017	$33,520
2018	$32,709
2019	$33,573
2020	$39,142
2021	$33,912
2022	$38,802
2023	$36,294

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$87,5642024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Scripps College rose from $51,250 (2009) to $87,564 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,250
2010	$52,350
2011	$54,700
2012	$56,700
2013	$58,888
2014	$61,370
2015	$63,740
2016	$66,060
2017	$68,464
2018	$71,060
2019	$73,756
2020	$77,588
2021	$77,774
2022	$79,740
2023	$83,330
2024	$87,564

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$22,470
2001	$24,400
2002	$25,700
2003	$27,100
2004	$29,000
2005	$31,500
2006	$33,700
2007	$35,850
2008	$37,950
2013	$45,564
2014	$47,378
2015	$49,152
2016	$50,982
2017	$52,966
2018	$55,024
2019	$57,188
2020	$57,188
2021	$58,442
2022	$60,712
2023	$63,434

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $65,950 before grants and other attendance costs. At Scripps College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,113 — Scripps College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

82.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Scripps College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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82.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Scripps College rose from 69.4% (entered 1991) to 82.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	69.4%
1992 cohort	72.7%
1993 cohort	77.2%
1994 cohort	76%
1995 cohort	76.7%
1996 cohort	68.6%
1997 cohort	80%
1998 cohort	74.3%
1999 cohort	84%
2000 cohort	72.7%
2001 cohort	79.6%
2002 cohort	82.6%
2003 cohort	86.7%
2004 cohort	82.6%
2005 cohort	87.9%
2006 cohort	90.1%
2007 cohort	84.1%
2008 cohort	86.9%
2009 cohort	91.6%
2010 cohort	83.7%
2011 cohort	88.3%
2012 cohort	88.1%
2013 cohort	90.1%
2014 cohort	87.8%
2015 cohort	82.3%
2016 cohort	84.1%
2017 cohort	87.1%
2018 cohort	82.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,035	$4,355
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,070	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,602	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,487	$8,555
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,775	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,113	$11,070
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,500	$11,875
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,380	$5,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,665	$6,405
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,125	$4,285
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$12,800	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$12,000	$7,126
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$11,982	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$12,249	$8,145
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$13,242	$7,520
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$13,650	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$14,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$13,750	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$13,900	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$14,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$14,829	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$13,500	$8,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$68,027

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$73,620

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$77,539

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Scripps College admitted 1,225 of 3,199 applicants in Fall 2024. The 38.3% rate describes that application pool.

38.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $63,434 tuition · 2023–24 1,113 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1440–15401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Scripps College received 3,199 applications and admitted 1,225 (38.3%), with 313 enrolling.

Scripps College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Scripps College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 720–770 and Math was 720–770 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1440–1540 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	720	750	770
SAT Math	720	750	770
ACT Composite	31	33	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

38.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Scripps College's admission rate fell from 64.3% to 38.3%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	64.3%
Fall 2002	58%
Fall 2003	54.2%
Fall 2004	48.7%
Fall 2005	46.1%
Fall 2006	45.2%
Fall 2007	42.9%
Fall 2008	43.4%
Fall 2009	32.9%
Fall 2010	39.1%
Fall 2011	36.3%
Fall 2012	32.4%
Fall 2013	35.7%
Fall 2014	28.4%
Fall 2015	27.9%
Fall 2016	29.9%
Fall 2017	33.4%
Fall 2018	24.2%
Fall 2019	32%
Fall 2020	35.1%
Fall 2021	29.5%
Fall 2022	27.9%
Fall 2023	33.9%
Fall 2024	38.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1440–1540Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1170	1360
Fall 2002	1220	1410
Fall 2003	1230	1400
Fall 2004	1240	1440
Fall 2005	1260	1450
Fall 2006	1250	1430
Fall 2007	1280	1440
Fall 2008	1260	1440
Fall 2009	1260	1430
Fall 2010	1270	1450
Fall 2011	1280	1450
Fall 2012	1260	1430
Fall 2013	1280	1453
Fall 2014	1260	1460
Fall 2015	1280	1448
Fall 2016	1290	1440
Fall 2017	1290	1460
Fall 2018	1300	1480
Fall 2019	1333	1490
Fall 2020	1320	1480
Fall 2021	1380	1520
Fall 2022	1390	1510
Fall 2023	1420	1530
Fall 2024	1440	1540

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

31–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	25	30
Fall 2002	26	30
Fall 2003	26	31
Fall 2004	26	31
Fall 2005	27	31
Fall 2006	27	30
Fall 2007	28	31
Fall 2008	28	32
Fall 2009	27	32
Fall 2010	28	32
Fall 2011	29	32
Fall 2012	28	32
Fall 2013	29	32
Fall 2014	28	33
Fall 2015	29	32
Fall 2016	28	32
Fall 2017	29	33
Fall 2018	30	33
Fall 2019	30	33
Fall 2020	29	33
Fall 2021	31	34
Fall 2022	32	34
Fall 2023	32	34
Fall 2024	31	34

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,113Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Scripps College rose from 825 (Fall 2002) to 1,113 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	825
Fall 2003	810
Fall 2004	815
Fall 2005	879
Fall 2006	859
Fall 2007	889
Fall 2008	944
Fall 2009	898
Fall 2010	946
Fall 2011	957
Fall 2012	935
Fall 2013	980
Fall 2014	962
Fall 2015	968
Fall 2016	1,030
Fall 2017	1,059
Fall 2018	1,048
Fall 2019	1,083
Fall 2020	930
Fall 2021	1,091
Fall 2022	1,073
Fall 2023	1,077
Fall 2024	1,113

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

94%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Scripps College has held near 94% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	92%
Fall 2003 cohort	89%
Fall 2004 cohort	88%
Fall 2005 cohort	89%
Fall 2006 cohort	95%
Fall 2007 cohort	93%
Fall 2008 cohort	88%
Fall 2009 cohort	96%
Fall 2010 cohort	90%
Fall 2011 cohort	92%
Fall 2012 cohort	93%
Fall 2013 cohort	94%
Fall 2014 cohort	94%
Fall 2015 cohort	92%
Fall 2016 cohort	91%
Fall 2017 cohort	92%
Fall 2018 cohort	93%
Fall 2019 cohort	80%
Fall 2020 cohort	97%
Fall 2021 cohort	91%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	94%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Scripps College

11% of Scripps College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Scripps College as a primarily residential campus of 1,113 undergraduates — and 93.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Scripps College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1440–1540 — their midpoint is above the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Scripps College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Scripps College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Scripps College38.3%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Scripps College$65,950

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Scripps College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Scripps College$77,539

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Scripps College, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Scripps College	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	38.3%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$65,950	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$77,539	$64,778	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Scripps College report?

Scripps College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1440–1540 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Scripps College's acceptance rate?

38.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,225 admitted from 3,199 applicants.

How much does Scripps College cost?

At Scripps College, tuition is $65,950. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Scripps College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $77,539. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Santa Clara University — 48% admitted
San Francisco Conservatory of Music — 54.9% admitted
University of San Diego — 52.4% admitted
San Diego State University — 36.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.