Scripps College
Common Data Set 2023-24
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Acceptance Rate
33.9%
Applications
3,082
Admitted
1,046
Enrolled
275
SAT Composite
1430-1510
SAT Math
700-770
SAT Reading
720-760
ACT Composite
32-34
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$77,539
10 yrs after enrollment
83%
6-year completion
$36,294
sticker minus grants
$13,500
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
579fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Eulena
Last Name:Jonsson
Title:Director
Office:Assessment & Institutional Research
Address Line 1:1030 Columbia Avenue
Zipcode91,711
Country:United States
Phone:909-607-3884
Email Address:ejonsson@scrippscollege.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.scrippscollege.edu/assessir/cds
City:Claremont
StateCA
Name of College/University:Scripps College
Street Address Line 1:1030 Columbia Ave.
CityClaremont
StateCA
Zip91,711
Country:United States
Main Phone Number (Area Code)909
Main Phone Number:621-8000
WWW Home Page Address:www.scrippscollege.edu
Admissions Office Street Address (if different) Line 1:1030 Columbia Ave.
CityClaremont
StateCA
Zip91,711
Country:United States
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):909
Admissions Phone Number:621-8149
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Out-of-State Area Code):800
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:770-1333
Admissions Email Address:admission@scrippscollege.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Women's college
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page: https://www.scrippscollege.edu/diversity/
Bachelor'sYes
Postbachelor's certificateYes
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month2
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day15
APYes
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,359
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted454
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled106
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,356
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted525
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled147
Total first-time, first-year who applied367
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted67
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled22
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:704
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:337
Number of wait-listed students admitted:74
Is your waiting list ranked?No
High school completion requirementGED
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3+
Science3+
Foreign language3+
Social studies3+
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Recommended
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:Same fee as paper
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program. Please note that the factor Alumni/ae relation will not be considered in admissions decisions for the Fall 2024 admission cycle.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80089
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69911
SAT Math: 700-80077
SAT Math: 600-69923
SAT Composite: 1400-160092
SAT Composite: 1200-13998
ACT Composite: 30-3696
ACT Composite: 24-294
ACT English: 30-3698
ACT English: 24-292
ACT Math: 30-3660
ACT Math: 24-2938
ACT Math: 18-232
ACT Reading: 30-36100
ACT Science: 30-3685
ACT Science: 24-2915
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class64
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class97
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:12
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:60
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day6
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?No
Yes, by:Yes
Date: Month4
Date: Day1
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterYes
Weeks2
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
First or only early decision plan closing date: Month11
First or only early decision plan closing date: Day15
First or only early decision plan notification date: Month12
First or only early decision plan notification date: Day15
Other early decision plan closing date: Month1
Other early decision plan closing date: Day6
Other early decision plan notification date: Month2
Other early decision plan notification date: Day15
Number of early decision applications received by your institution251
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan119
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallYes
SpringYes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired
College transcript(s)Required
Essay or personal statementRequired
InterviewRecommended
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Spring Closing Date: Month11
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:C
Number1
Unit TypeE
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:E
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:E
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:16
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Number8
Unit TypeE
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: https://catalog.scrippscollege.edu/content.php?catoid=27&navoid=3505
Fall Closing Date:Day15
Spring Closing Date: Day15
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programYes
Cross-registrationYes
Double majorYes
Exchange student program (domestic)Yes
Honors ProgramYes
Independent studyYes
InternshipsYes
Student-designed majorYes
Study abroadYes
Undergraduate ResearchYes
Arts/fine artsYes
Foreign languagesYes
HumanitiesYes
MathematicsYes
Sciences (biological or physical)Yes
Social scienceYes
Other (describe):Yes
Describe:Interdisciplinary Core, Gender and Women's Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies
Student Life
5 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)57%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)57%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Average age of full-time students18.1
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.1
Average age of full-time students19.7
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19.7
Campus MinistriesYes
Choral groupsYes
DanceYes
Drama/theaterYes
International Student OrganizationYes
Literary magazineYes
Model UNYes
Music ensemblesYes
Radio stationYes
Student governmentYes
Student newspaperYes
Symphony orchestraYes
YearbookYes
Army ROTC is offered:At cooperating institution
Name of Cooperating InstitutionClaremont McKenna College
Women's residence halls (Females)Yes
Apartments for single studentsYes
Special housing for disabled studentsYes
Wellness housingYes
Living Learning CommunitiesYes
Other housing options (specify):Yes
Specify:Small college-owned houses
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator: https://npc.collegeboard.org/app/scrippscollege
Minimum12
Maximum12
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:$1,976
NONRESIDENTS:$1,976
Financial Aid
16 TABLESAcademic Year2023
Both FM and IMYes
Federal$822,318
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$567,682
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$17,006,088
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$410,110
Total Scholarships/Grants$18,806,198
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,306,109
Federal Work-Study$597,780
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$15,760
Total Self-Help$1,919,649
Parent Loans$1,417,963
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$2,543
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,026,973
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$210,109
Total Scholarships/Grants$4,239,625
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$334,925
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$3,885
Total Self-Help$338,810
Parent Loans$241,955
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.237
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:14
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$54,325
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$760,551
CSS ProfileYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:International Student's Certification of Finances
FAFSAYes
CSS ProfileYes
State aid formYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:Noncustodial Profile
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
a) Students notified on or about (date):Yes
a) Students notified on or about (date): Month3
a) Students notified on or about (date): Day20
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes
College/university loans from institutional fundsYes
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
AcademicsYes
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11