Fulfilling the mission of the College, Scripps graduates “contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity.” They receive competitive fellowships and grants for full-time study and research at some of the nation’s—and world’s—top graduate schools, earn competitive research and fellowship grants, and pursue opportunities where they can make positive change in the world.
Graduate School
About two-thirds of Scripps alums pursue a graduate or professional degree after graduating, completing their advanced degree within five years of their undergraduate studies. Below is a sampling of graduate schools and programs graduates from the last five years have been admitted to:
- Columbia University
- The Courtauld Institute of Art
- Boston College Law
- Cornell University
- Georgetown University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Northwestern University
- Princeton University
- The University of Chicago
- The University of Edinburgh
- University of Southern California
Awards and Fellowships
Scripps students are annually awarded research and fellowship grants from prestigious national and international organizations, including the Fulbright Foundation, National Science Foundation, and the Watson Fellowship program, among others. The College has consistently been a top producer of Fulbrights and is ranked in the top 25 among US baccalaureate institutions credited with producing the greatest number of Fulbrights.
Below are some of the opportunities for further research and study Scripps students have earned:
- Fulbright
- Davis Projects for Peace Prize
- Goldwater Scholarship
- National Science Foundation
- Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
- US Teaching Assistantship
- Donald A. Strauss Scholarship
- Watson Fellowship
Serving the Greater Good
Many of our graduates are inspired to pursue opportunities where they can contribute their time, resources, and knowledge toward efforts for the public good. That may include volunteer service that takes them to locations around the world or joining nonprofit organizations that serve their local neighborhoods. Our graduates have participated in AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Teach For America, and more.
Careers
Scripps alums have careers in the arts, government, medicine, startups, entertainment, and more. They are educators, scientists, artists, analysts, and techies. More than half of our graduates from the last five years received an offer for full-time employment by the time of graduation. Recent graduates from the last five years were employed by the following companies and organizations, and more:
- Amazon
- AmeriCorps
- Bank of America
- Disney
- Equality Labs
- Goldman Sachs
- Microsoft
- Mirage Entertainment
- National Center for Youth Law
- Nationwide Children’s
- Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Sierra Club
- The New Yorker