Academic Distinction
Exceptional Students
Malena Sparano ’26, a linguistics major with a minor in Chinese culture and society, received a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship to study how culture and language education form identity. Sparano was one of only nine juniors across The Claremont Colleges to receive the fellowship.
Student Research
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.
Nathalie Espinoza PZ ’26, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry Christopher Dettmar, and Jana Gaskin ’25 (right) working inside The Nucleus.
Nichola Monroe ’27 studying Bauhaus archives as part of her seminar-style class on the Bauhaus, a 1920s German architecture and design school, spring break in Germany.
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Brooke Kasl-Godley ’26, an environmental science and psychology major at Scripps College, was recently featured in The East Bay Times and The Mercury News for her op-ed on the positive effects of participating in community science.
Scripps College remains a top producer of Fulbright recipients, a distinction it has earned for more than 10 consecutive years.
Top Fulbright Producer
Research Grants And Awards
7
Fulbright fellowships
16
national fellowships, scholarships, awards
Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards include:
2 Napier Fellows, 1 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, 1 Davis Projects for Peace, 1 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, 1 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, 1 Critical Language Scholarship, and 2 Gilman Scholarship Program.
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
98
presentations
22
disciplines
258
theses and projects
Graduate Outcomes
Scripps graduates from the Class of 2024 received offers of full-time employment by employers representing a variety of fields, including Biomedical Research and Innovation Center, Deutsche Bank, Meta, Teach For America and Impact Public Schools, and the US Department of Justice.
Post-Scripps Plans
(Class of 2025 data available in spring 2026)
91%
employed, graduate school, or fellowship
$78K
early to mid-career salary average
Top 3 fields: healthcare, nonprofit, education
Class of 2024 reported: top career fields entered; percentage employed, in graduate school, or in fellowships; 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.
Grants, Awards, and Fellowships
Faculty reported receiving grants, awards, and fellowships from national, regional, and local organizations, including the National Science Foundation, Getty Foundation, The Seaver Institute, ASIANetwork, and the Foundation for Community Arts, among others.
15
awarded
$2M
in funding
Academic Achievements
4
new tenure track faculty
14
promotions
150+
faculty distinctions and honors
FACULTY GRANT
Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Diane Thomson of the Department of Natural Sciences of Pitzer and Scripps received a $345,000 Mid-Career Advancement grant from the National Science Foundation in support of her groundbreaking research on how climate change affects plant populations.
Faculty Scholarship
ARTnews and Art in America have chosen the 100 best artworks of the past 25 years, including Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s The Wonder Gaze: The Lynching of Thomas Thurmond & John Holmes.
Learn MoreHumanities Institute Programming
The Humanities Institute, led by Professor of Philosophy Yuval Avnur, hosted a series of lectures, discussions, and workshops about the contentious times we’re living through that explored potential solutions, including new approaches to media literacy and critical thinking.
