At a Glance
- Top-ranked, private, residential women’s liberal arts college, located in Southern California
- 97 percent of current students live on campus
- Founded in 1926 by newspaper publisher and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps
- 鶹ýӳis the women’s college of The Claremont Colleges—a consortium comprising Pomona, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer Colleges
- Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Scripps’ 32-acre campus is widely recognized as one of America’s most beautiful college campuses
Academic Excellence
- 10:1 student/faculty ratio
- 65 majors at 鶹ýӳand The Claremont Colleges
- 100 percent of 鶹ýӳstudents complete a senior thesis or project, required for graduation
- Top majors include politics, psychology, biology, environmental analysis, English, media studies, and neuroscience
- 99 percent of full-time faculty have a terminal degree
- 鶹ýӳpre-health majors have a 91 percent acceptance rate to medical, dental, and nursing schools; more than double the national average
- The National Science Foundation ranks 鶹ýӳamong the nation’s top predominantly undergraduate institutions that produce future PhDs in STEM—a testament to Scripps’ hands-on research and close faculty mentorship.
Exceptional Students
- 97 percent of first-year students were in the top quarter of their high school class
- 鶹ýӳstudents annually win research and fellowship grants from the Fulbright Foundation, National Science Foundation, and the Watson Fellowship program, among others
- 鶹ýӳis consistently a top producer of Fulbright recipients, a core distinction among US baccalaureate institutions
Value of a 鶹ýӳDegree
- Earning potential: 鶹ýӳalums outperform the national average in terms of the earnings gap between college and high school graduates
- Higher graduate income: Six years after graduation, 鶹ýӳalums’ median income is 44 percent higher than the national average
- Fewer federal student loans: 鶹ýӳstudents are 28 percent less reliant on federal student loans than the national average
- Less debt: Average debt at graduation is roughly $8,000 lower than the national average
- Greater return on investment: 鶹ýӳstudents can expect a greater return on their education compared to similar students nationally
*Data sources: US Department of Education, Integrate Postsecondary Education Data System, and WASC Senior College and University Commission
Current Enrollment
- 1,117 total undergraduate students and 14 post-baccalaureate students
- 41 percent students of color
- 4.5 percent international students
* Enrollment data from fall 2024–25 Common Data Set
Rankings and Achievements
鶹ýӳ continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal ranks 鶹ýӳ as #1 in student experience among US colleges and universities for 2024–25 and #4 in liberal arts colleges in the Western US.
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report ranks 鶹ýӳ as #37 in National Liberal Arts Colleges in the US for 2025–26, #78 in Best Value Schools, #59 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, and #109 in Top Performers on Social Mobility.
The Princeton Review
Princeton Review ranks 鶹ýӳ as a Best Value College, Best Western College, and one of its Best 389 Colleges nationally for 2024. 鶹ýӳalso ranked high in the categories of “LGBTQ Friendly” and “Professors Get High Marks,” among others.
Forbes
Forbes ranks 鶹ýӳ #48 in liberal arts colleges in its 2024–25 top colleges list. 鶹ýӳ is also among Forbes’ 2026 ranking of “top 500 colleges that shine,” offering the “best educational, financial, and career outcomes for all students, from all backgrounds,” and earned a 4.5 GPA and A+ rating on its 2026 College Financial Grades assessment of more than 900 institutions.