Scripps College
Scripps College admitted 38% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1440–1540 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $29,998 a year. Within six years, 85% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 38%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1440–1540
- ACT middle 50%
- 31–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $90,886 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $29,998 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $17,040 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $68,532 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 85%
- Students who return for a second year
- 94%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $84,025 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,113
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 15%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
- Women's college
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 19%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 16%
- Visual and performing arts
- 9%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 8%
- Psychology
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Case Western Reserve University OH · 37% admitted
- University of Rochester NY · 40% admitted
- Brandeis University MA · 41% admitted
- Mount Holyoke College MA · 36% admitted
- William & Mary VA · 34% admitted
- Binghamton University NY · 39% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.