Scripps College

Location and Affiliation:

Scripps College is located in Claremont, population 32,503.
Affiliation: Private.

Population:

Scripp’s enrollment is 874 students on campus.

• 100% female
• 6% Hispanic
• 13% Asian
• 3% black
• 1% international

49% of applicants are admitted. Freshman return at a rate of 91%.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:11

Academic Level:

• Scripps College is a Level 2 school
• The average high school GPA is 4.0
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is 26-31
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 630-740, Math 610-700, Composite 1240-1440

Most Popular Majors:

• Ethnic Studies 16%
• Interdisciplinary Studies 7%
• Visual and Performing Arts 18%
• Biology 8%
• History/Social Sciences 21%
• Psychology 8%
• English 5%

Graduates:

74% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $50
• The admission application deadline is January 15
• The financial aid deadline is February 1

Generosity:

Average need met is 100%.

Features:

Founded in 1926 by newspaper publisher and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps College is the woman’s college of The Claremont Colleges. It is frequently described as one of America’s most beautiful college campuses. Designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann in 1926, the campus is now included in the National Register of Historic Places.

The mission of Scripps is to education women to develop their intellect and talents through active participation in a community of scholars, so that as graduates they may contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity and creativity.

Scripps is a scenic 30-acre campus located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, 35 miles east of Los Angeles. There are seventeen academic/administrative buildings, nine residence halls and one senior apartment building on campus. Construction is expected to begin in Fall 2006 on the Sally Tiernan Fieldhouse to augment its athletic facilities, which currently include an exercise room and a 25-meter pool. There are also several shared buildings for jointly sponsored programs of The Claremont Colleges including Keck Science Center, libraries, a medical service center, and a bookstore. Endowments total $199,927,226.

In 2005, Scripps ranked 27th among national liberal arts colleges in U.S. News and World Report. Newsweek-Kaplan Magazine named Scripps the “hottest women’s college” and one of the 25 “hottest” colleges in the nation.

Contact:

Scripps College Admissions 1-800-770-1333.

Learn more about Scripps College. http://www.scrippscollege.edu