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Scripps College

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”.

Campus Location

1030 North Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-3905
USA
Main Tel: (909) 621-8000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

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

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor18541
Postbaccalaureate certificate141

Students

Student enrollment was 920 in 2007-2008 (904 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

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

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 37,950
Room$ 6,200
Board$ 5,300
Books and supplies$ 800
Other$ 1,000

Financial Aid: Scripps College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  54
Without tenure; working toward tenure  16
Without tenure; tenure not available  10

Housing and Meals

Scripps College provides on-campus housing for 858 of its 904 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

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

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Women43%
All43%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal640-730
Math620-710
Writing650-730

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

  • Accounting

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

  • Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (15 awarded)

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

LIBERAL ARTS (90 awarded)

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • French Studies
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDICINE (21 awarded)

  • Neuroscience
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (9 awarded)

  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Scripps College with government-defined occupation categories.)

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