“The paramount obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently, and the ability to live confidently, courageously, and hopefully.”
Our Mission
The mission of Scripps College is to educate women to develop their intellects 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.
Message from the President
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Laura Hockett '85
Our Focus
Learn about the impact of a Scripps education and lasting strength of the College through the accomplishments of our community of scholars, supportive alums, families, and donors, and long-term financial stewardship.
Academic Distinction
Our accomplished students thrive in an academically challenging environment led by dedicated faculty scholars, researchers, and leaders in their fields. Scripps’ robust curriculum is central to its distinguished academic reputation. The tenets of our curriculum remain consistent—an interdisciplinary approach and a broad and deep liberal arts focus, with a foundation in the humanities.
Exceptional Students
Scripps students pursue wide-ranging interests in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM—and discover new and inventive ways to combine these fields of study, often with the goals of challenging assumptions, increasing access, and improving the world. At Scripps, our students enjoy a vibrant community where they live and learn together.
Student Research
Kushnerniva Laurent ’24, environmental analysis major and politics minor on the science track, interned at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Our students earned research and fellowship grants from the Fulbright Foundation, Davis Projects for Peace, Watson Foundation, and more.
Top Fulbright Producer
Research Grants And Awards
6
Fulbrights
14
fellowships, scholarships, awards
Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards include:
3 Napier Fellows, 1 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, 1 Davis Projects for Peace, 1 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, 1 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, and 1 Senior Foote Fellowship.
Capstone Day
Scripps’ Capstone Day event, held in May, celebrates the research and hard work graduating seniors dedicate to their theses and final projects in pursuit of their degrees.
Senior Presentations
Capstone Day Data
78
presentations
31
disciplines
260
theses and projects
Graduate Outcomes
Scripps graduates from the Class of 2023 received offers of full-time employment by employers representing a variety of fields, including Adobe, American Museum of Natural History, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and Johns Hopkins University.
Post-Scripps Plans
(Class of 2024 data available in spring 2025)
$57K
graduate salary
84%
graduate offers
$111K
10+ years
Mean salary reported (Class of 2023); percentage of graduates with employment, graduate school, or fellowship offers; median salary for graduates with 10+ years experience, per Payscale.
Distinguished Faculty
Faculty are the center of Scripps’ academic life, and their scholarship contributes to the intellectual community at Scripps. Our faculty receive funding from leading national and regional foundations for their research, including the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Grants, Awards, and Fellowships
Faculty reported receiving grants, awards, and fellowships from national, regional, and local organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, California Arts Council, National Science Foundation, Artist2Artist, and The Huntington Library.
12
awarded
$2.12M
in funding
Academic Achievements
8
new tenure track faculty
1
new endowed chair
6
promotions
200+
faculty accomplishments
NEW ENDOWED CHAIR
Professor of Italian Sabrina Ovan was named as the Sara M. Adler Professor of Italian.
FACULTY GRANT
Professor of Neuroscience Tessa Solomon-Lane was awarded a $929,414 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grant by the National Science Foundation.
Faculty Research
Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows Program grant of more than $24,000 from ASIANetwork funds research trip to Malaysia.
Five faculty were featured on The Academic Minute podcast for a week in April. Listen to their episodes, below:
Ken Gonzales-Day
Fletcher Jones Chair in Art
Myriam J. A. Chancy
Hartley Burr Chair in the Humanities
Patrick Ferree
Associate Professor of Biology
Sarah Marzen
Assistant Professor of Physics
Stacey Wood
Molly Mason Jones Chair in PsychologyHumanities Institute Programming
The Humanities Institute, led by MacArthur Fellowship recipient and Grammy Award–winner Martha Gonzalez, dedicated its programming to re-examining capitalist approaches to human and economic connections.
Vibrant Community
Scripps’ vibrant community is diverse, engaged, and united by a commitment to the College’s enduring mission.
Student Experience
Student Life
Scripps Store student employees bring unique and creative merchandise options to the Scripps Community.
Our students enjoy an immersive, holistic, residential experience with access to career preparation resources that begin their first year, immersive leadership treks, and guidance from supportive, experienced staff.
Student Clubs and Organizations
Students find community through involvement in 30+ clubs and organizations at Scripps and more through The Claremont Colleges. Students, on average, are also involved in two or more co-curricular activities.
Scripps Student Investment Fund
Learn More30+
clubs and organizations
2+
co-curricular activities
Creating Community
Scripps hosted its olive harvest in November 2023, a tradition held every two years, that brings the Scripps, Claremont Colleges, and wider Claremont communities together to gather olives from the campus’ trees.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Scripps provides many opportunities for students to gain leadership experience through clubs and organizations, involvement on the Board of Trustees, student government, and on-campus work.
Scripps Associated Students (SAS) president Lily Dunkin ’24 used her role to create opportunities for students to feel heard on issues they care about to find collaborative solutions.
CARE@SCRIPPS
A new program housed in the Dean of Students Office, Community, Assessment, Resources, and Education (CARE@SCRIPPS) provides assistance to the College community in navigating student concerns and supports students as they advocate, develop, and sustain success in school-life balance.
CAREER PLANNING AND RESOURCES
Signature programming for students begins during their first week on campus. Students also participate in the Emerging Professionals program, a week-long intensive of programming, Career Exploration Treks, on-site employer visits in major metropolitan areas, and benefit from internship grants which support unpaid summer internships.
4
career treks
24
organizations
100
paid internship grants
78%
first-year students engaged
Student Career Treks
Students attend a Seattle exploration trek in October 2023.
Diversity & Inclusion
Scripps College honors diversity as a key component of the academic, co-curricular, and residential life of the College. The College provides a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) dashboard with a demographic breakdown of the Scripps community from academic years 2017-18 through 2023-24.
STUDENT CLUBS: FAMILY
Family, the student-run affinity group for LGBTQ+ students, was revived after a hiatus during the pandemic.
Scripps Community Diversity
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Initiative (IDEA) provides a public dashboard that serves as an important tool for community education and accountability to cultivate a more diverse community and achieve inclusive student success. The demographic breakdown of the Scripps community is available from academic years 2017-18 through 2023-24.
84%
6-year graduation rate
90%
retention rate
INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESS (IDEA)
The College established the IDEA Initiative in 2014, a comprehensive plan to align resources, programs, and events to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access throughout the Scripps community.
151
survey responses
50%
increase from previous year
60+
Title VI/free speech attendees
151 students took the Student Belonging survey, a 50% increase from prior year. 2 faculty, 3 student Racial Equity and Justice fellowships, 4 departments hosted Community Gatherings, 9 departments completed or started DEI Action Plans
Alums And Families
Alums and families strengthen the Scripps community through their active participation as College ambassadors, giving back generously of their time and resources as volunteers, mentors, event-goers, donors, and more.
Regardless of the year they graduated, our alums comment on how their Scripps education not only prepared them for careers, graduate school, and post-graduate fellowships, but also prepared them for life.
Alums in the News
Artist Alison Saar ’78 has been selected to create a sculpture for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Watch Video
Ferrin Ruiz ’08, who dual majored in biology and dance, combines her passions for medicine and dance.
Learn More
Stephanie Lim ’18 is working to deepen our understanding of the mechanisms by which human activity affects the planet’s ecosystems through her graduate research in biological oceanography at Stanford University.
Learn MoreInfinitely Scripps Presidential Tour
In commemoration of President Amy Marcus-Newhall’s enduring commitment to the College and the lasting impact of a Scripps education, Infinitely Scripps brought members of the Scripps community from coast to coast together through events ranging from intimate receptions to behind-the-scenes tours, where alums, families, and friends enjoyed meaningful dialogue and connection.
9
cities
13
events
460+
alum and family members
PRESIDENTIAL TOUR EVENT
Scripps community members gather for the presidential tour event held in San Francisco.
Alums and Families Engagement and Giving
22%
alum engagement
13%
alum giving
53%
families engagement
22%
families giving
Institutional Strength
Scripps College Endowment
Wise financial stewardship, prudent investments, and donations have continued to ensure the institution’s financial stability.
$479M
endowment
$438K
endowment per student
$21.8M
total funds raised
Top 3 Areas of Giving
30%
faculty/academic support
29%
equipment/facility improvements
20%
scholarships
Scripps College's Reputation
Scripps College continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country.
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#35
in National Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S.
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5%
Ranked in top 5% in US*
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Top 6
in Women's Colleges, Nationally
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#48
Forbes Liberal Arts Colleges
*of all colleges/universities in the US, including US News & World Report, Forbes, Princeton Review
Scripps Community In The News
Scripps faculty scholarship, student achievements, and alum successes are regularly featured in local, regional, and national news outlets, including Bloomberg, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, the New York Times, and Nature.
Public Programs
Scripps is host to a wide variety of public programming, including Scripps Presents, the signature events series at the College, and lectures, concerts, exhibitions, and performances sponsored by Scripps’ academic departments, institutes, museums, and galleries.
Scripps Presents Event
Former Trustee and alum Lynne Thompson ’72 in conversation with Poet Laureate of The United States Ada Limón.
Admission
Admission was able to return to a full travel schedule, campus visit experience, and yield programs.
3,082
applications
1,046
admitted
270
first-year class
SCRIPPS FORWARD: THE NUCLEUS
Pitzer and Scripps Colleges’ new, state-of-the-art, 70,000-square-foot building that connects to the existing science structure was completed in time to open in fall 2024. The $70 million expansion helps meet enrollment trends and strengthen the Colleges’ positions as leaders in education and advancement in STEM fields.
