Scripps College

Location and Contact Information

1030 North Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-3905
USA
Main Tel: (909) 621-8149
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Scripps College was established by Ellen Browning Scripps in 1926. Situated on a 30-acre campus in Claremont, California, the college offers enrollment to more than 800 undergraduate and postgraduate students every year. In 2008, U.S. News & World Report ranked Scripps College the 27th liberal arts institute in the nation, and at the 4th position among women’s colleges.

Students of Scripps College are offered degree programs in the fields of American studies, Asian American studies, Asian studies, Black studies, Latino studies, media communication, Jewish studies, law, religion, science, technology and theatre.

The sports teams of Scripps College are known as the Athenas. The students also participate in clubs and organizations like the Asian American Student Union, Babes and Blankets, Bridging the Gaps, Cafe Con Leche, Economic Society, Feminist Majority of The Claremont Colleges, Hillel, Phi Alpha Theta-National History Honors Society, Psi Chi and Without a Box. The college newspaper is called “The Voice”.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in fine arts, liberal arts, science, mathematics, medicine, conservation and resource management, and drama and performing arts.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Selective admissions.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 38,700
Room$ 6,400
Board$ 5,450
Books and supplies$ 800
Other$ 1,000

Financial Aid

Scripps College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 40% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students
Average
Amount
Any Grant33%$27,810
Institutional Grant33%$25,055
Federal Grant8%$6,020
Pell Grant8%$3,108
Other Federal Grant6%$3,641
State or Local Grant5%$9,024

Loans% of
Students
Average
Amount
Student Loan22%$4,347
Federal Loan22%$3,384
Other Loan6%$3,785

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Scripps College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Barnard CollegeNew York, NY2,359
2Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA3,101
3Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA2,498
4Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA1,745
5Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA1,326
6Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL545

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor22644
Postbaccalaureate certificate91
2-4 year degree11

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  57
Without tenure; working toward tenure  18
Without tenure; tenure not available  14

Students

Student enrollment was 972 in 2009-2010 (961 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 97% of enrolled students and graduate students are 3%.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Women33%
All33%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal640-730
Math620-700
Writing640-730

Room and Board

Scripps College provides on-campus housing for 780 of its 961 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Southern California Intercoll Athletic Conference for major sports.

International Study

About 6% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

Scripps College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Accounting

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

  • Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

  • Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (17 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (0 awarded)

  • Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (117 awarded)

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • French Studies
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Russian Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

  • Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICINE (16 awarded)

  • Neuroscience
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

  • Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (33 awarded)

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Molecular Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

  • Psychology