Scripps College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 8,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,121
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 39%
From Region 9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Asian 15%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 11%
Black 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Scripps College 301 0% 56% 14% 3% 12% 2% $66,507 34 +0.01 34
Pre-Engineering 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,922 48 -0.20 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $115,409 44 -0.28 96 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $114,033 53 -0.19 95 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,487 30 -0.40 37 — — — — —
Geology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,472 54 -0.05 29 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +2 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $93,749 74 +0.32 84 — — — — —
Physics — +1 — — — — — — $87,563 67 +0.29 78 — — — — —
Systems Science 8 +1 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $105,363 60 -0.11 92 — — — — —
Biochemistry 8 — 0% 62% 38% 0% 0% 0% $63,295 16 -0.73 26 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $61,379 23 -0.59 21 — — — — —
Biology 21 +1 0% 38% 33% 0% 10% 0% $61,605 24 -0.56 21 — — — — —
Computational Biology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,737 17 -0.69 27 — — — — —
Human Biology 4 +1 0% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $63,191 26 -0.57 25 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,426 16 -0.72 26 — — — — —
Neuroscience 15 — 0% 40% 33% 0% 13% 0% $59,486 17 -0.66 17 — — — — —
Environmental Science 19 +3 0% 63% 11% 5% 16% 0% $58,353 53 -0.04 14 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,591 54 -0.01 15 — — — — —
Accounting 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,423 75 +0.67 87 — — — — —
Economics 17 +4 0% 59% 24% 0% 12% 0% $98,602 66 +0.02 88 — — — — —
Organizational Studies 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,937 92 +1.01 80 — — — — —
Africana Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,445 49 -0.22 11 — — — — —
American Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,615 44 -0.29 10 — — — — —
Asian American Studies — — — — — — — — $56,730 49 -0.20 12 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $59,146 72 +0.22 16 — — — — —
English 15 — 0% 67% 13% 0% 13% 0% $52,986 57 +0.07 7 — — — — —
European Studies — — — — — — — — $56,340 48 -0.23 11 — — — — —
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,108 66 +0.23 14 — — — — —
French Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,147 47 -0.25 11 — — — — —
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 5 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,448 49 -0.22 11 — — — — —
History 11 +2 0% 64% 0% 0% 18% 9% $58,782 71 +0.18 15 — — — — —
Independent Major 2 +2 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $60,703 75 +0.32 19 — — — — —
Italian — — — — — — — — $59,943 59 +0.17 18 — — — — —
Japanese — — — — — — — — $59,680 59 +0.15 17 — — — — —
Languages and Literatures 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,797 75 +0.53 12 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,272 48 -0.24 11 — — — — —
Linguistics 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $59,513 58 +0.13 17 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 +1 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $57,708 43 -0.28 13 — — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +1 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $57,570 85 +0.83 13 — — — — —
Russian Studies — +1 — — — — — — $56,372 48 -0.23 11 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $57,172 42 -0.32 12 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +6 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,604 59 +0.14 17 — — — — —
Writing 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,339 54 -0.01 6 — — — — —
Anthropology 7 +1 0% 43% 14% 0% 14% 14% $60,590 74 +0.34 19 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 7 — 0% 29% 43% 0% 0% 0% $75,800 47 -0.29 58 — — — — —
Humanities 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,508 66 +0.15 15 — — — — —
International Affairs 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,707 66 +0.15 58 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,570 53 -0.06 48 — — — — —
Media Studies 23 +8 0% 48% 22% 4% 0% 9% $64,910 66 +0.28 30 — — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $91,714 92 +1.44 82 — — — — —
Political Science 26 +3 0% 77% 8% 0% 12% 0% $91,714 92 +1.44 82 — — — — —
Psychology 25 +4 0% 48% 8% 8% 20% 4% $60,153 43 -0.13 18 — — — — —
Public Policy — +3 — — — — — — $85,293 87 +0.96 75 — — — — —
Sociology 4 +1 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $60,861 74 +0.36 20 — — — — —
Art History 10 +4 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $42,622 21 -0.71 2 — — — — —
Dance 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,775 54 +0.10 2 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,825 35 -0.42 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 12 — 0% 67% 8% 0% 8% 0% $42,720 32 -0.44 2 — — — — —
Theatre 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $42,134 42 -0.12 2 — — — — —
Legal Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,560 70 +0.37 24 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,351
ROI Percentile 34th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 32.6% 98 0% 56% 13% 4% 10% 4% $71,204 90 +0.44 47 — —
Humanities 19.6% 59 0% 51% 8% 2% 20% 3% $56,512 59 +0.06 11 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 17.6% 53 0% 45% 28% 4% 11% 0% $61,480 22 -0.62 21 — —
Arts 8.6% 26 0% 73% 4% 0% 8% 4% $42,682 14 -0.50 2 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 7.3% 22 0% 59% 9% 5% 18% 0% $58,385 41 -0.03 15 — —
Business & Economics 7.0% 21 0% 62% 19% 0% 10% 0% $97,664 84 +0.18 87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.6% 17 0% 76% 18% 0% 0% 0% $91,313 77 -0.07 82 — —
Computer Science 0.7% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $114,721 57 -0.24 96 — —
Professional 0.7% 2 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,560 36 +0.37 24 — —
Engineering 0.3% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,922 20 -0.20 86 — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 43% 42% 18%
Early Decision 56% 55% 23%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1430 – 1500
SAT Math Range 690 – 750
SAT RW Range 730 – 770