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Scripps College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Claremont, CA
Population 8,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,077
Men / Women 0% / 100%
White 53%
Asian 18%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 54%
Life & Natural Sciences 29%
Arts 7%
Business & Economics 7%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,950
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,564
10-Year ROI $184,000
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (96th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 17%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1,440 – 1,540
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Scripps College 248 0% / 100% 5%
Mathematics 3 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics and Computer Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Physics
Pre-Engineering 5 0% / 100% 20%
Systems Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry 5 0% / 100% 0%
Biological Sciences 4 0% / 100% 25%
Biology 22 +2 0% / 100% 5%
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Science 16 +5 0% / 100% 6%
Environmental Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Geology 3 0% / 100% 33%
Human Biology 6 0% / 100% 0%
Molecular Biology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Neuroscience 10 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Accounting 1 0% / 100% 0%
Economics 14 0% / 100% 21%
Organizational Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Africana Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
American Studies 4 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 6 0% / 100% 0%
Asian American Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Classics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Cognitive Science 4 +1 0% / 100% 0%
English 20 +1 0% / 100% 0%
European Studies
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
French Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 4 0% / 100% 0%
Humanities 5 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Independent Major 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Italian
Japanese 1 0% / 100% 0%
Languages and Literatures 4 0% / 100% 0%
Legal Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Linguistics
Media Studies 11 +4 0% / 100% 9%
Philosophy 4 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 20 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science
Psychology 29 +6 0% / 100% 14%
Public Policy 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish 4 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Writing 2 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 5 0% / 100% 0%
Dance 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Music 1 0% / 100% 0%
Studio Art 5 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Theatre 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%