Scripps College
Claremont, California · Website
$77,539
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$77,539
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Scripps College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Claremont, California with 1,113 undergraduates and 20 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,294 a year (tuition and fees $65,950). It admits 38% of applicants and 83% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $77,539 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$36,294
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$65,950
US median $11,837
Admission rate
38%
US median 78%
Completion rate
83%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,500
About $143 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$77,539
Rank 230 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $36,294
- Tuition and fees
- $65,950
- Cost of attendance
- $87,564
- Students with a need-based grant
- 11%
- Students with federal loans
- 17%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,948
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,522
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,831
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,472
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $54,572
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,152 in 2015-16 to $65,950 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1,492
- SAT reading, middle
- 730
- SAT math, middle
- 720
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 1,113
- Graduate students
- 20
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $503.0M
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 230 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,294 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $65,950 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 38% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,500 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $68,027 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $77,539 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 92% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 88% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Human BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,732 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,984 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Engineering, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Claremont and California on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Scripps College cost?
$36,294 a year is the average net price at Scripps College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $65,950, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $87,564. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,948 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Scripps College?
38% of applicants are admitted to Scripps College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,492 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Scripps College graduates earn?
$77,539 a year is the median pay of former Scripps College students who work, 10 years after they started ($68,027 after 6 years). That ranks 230 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 494 in California.
How much student debt do Scripps College graduates have?
$13,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Scripps College graduates, about $143 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 17% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Scripps College?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Scripps College finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Scripps College?
Research and Experimental Psychology (38 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (33 bachelor's graduates), Economics (24 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.