,·Private Liberal Arts College·Est. 1926
“Scripps College, founded in 1926 by newspaper philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, is a women's liberal arts college in Claremont, California, and t”
Scripps College, founded in 1926 by newspaper philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, is a women's liberal arts college in Claremont, California, and the newest member of the prestigious Claremont Colleges consortium. With approximately 1,100 undergraduates, Scripps is one of the most selective women's colleges in the country. The college's distinctive Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities provides a shared intellectual foundation that connects all Scripps students across disciplines. As part of the five-college Claremont consortium, students have access to 2,700+ courses and the social life of a 7,000-student community.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Official SourceEarly Decision I
Binding; notification by Dec 15
Early Decision II
Binding; notification by Feb 15
Regular Decision
Notification by April 1
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$65,950
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Scripps' Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities is the college's signature academic feature — a three-semester sequence exploring ideas, cultures, and values across disciplines. Beyond the core, Scripps offers 34 majors and 31 minors with particular strengths in biology, neuroscience, media studies, politics, and the arts. Cross-registration across the Claremont consortium means students can take courses at Pomona, Harvey Mudd, CMC, and Pitzer without restriction. The Joint Science Department shared with Pitzer and Claremont McKenna provides access to research facilities far beyond what a 1,100-student college could typically offer.
4 years
Every Scripps student completes a three-semester Core Curriculum taught in 15-student seminars — Scripps' signature first-year experience and one of the oldest team-taught humanities programs in the US.
4 years
Scripps' most-chosen major. Research-active faculty, senior thesis required, strong pipeline to PhD programs and clinical careers; option to cross-register for neuroscience labs at Keck Science.
5 years
Three years at Scripps plus two at a partner engineering school. Graduates earn both a Scripps BA and a BS in engineering — the easiest way for a humanities-curious student to end up an engineer.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $65,950
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
