About Scripps College

At a Glance

Top-ranked, private, residential women’s liberal arts college
94% of current students live on campus
Founded in 1926 by newspaper publisher and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps
Scripps is 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

10:1 student/faculty ratio
More than 65 majors at Scripps and The Claremont Colleges
19% of Scripps students choose a double or dual major
100% of Scripps students complete a senior thesis or project prior to graduation
Top six majors: psychology; politics; biology/life sciences; computer science; media studies; English.
98 full-time faculty

97.92% of first-year students were in the top quarter of their high school class
Scripps students regularly win research and fellowship grants from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and Watson Fellowship programs, among others
Scripps is ranked in the top 25 among U.S. baccalaureate institutions credited with producing the greatest number of Fulbrights

1,048 degree-seeking undergraduate students and 19 post-baccalaureate students
39.3% students of color
5% international students

* Enrollment data from fall 2018-2019 census