43.7% / 43.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications3,230
Overall admit rate39.9%
In-state admit rate43.7%
Out-of-state admit rate43.1%
Enrolled301 · 23.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist70 of 537
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsRecs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#36
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#3626
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#3726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#15526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#32726
NicheBest Colleges in America#43926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Federal designationWomen's College9
Athletic conferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.7
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$60
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 8 → 04/01 → May 1
Early decision11/15 → Mid-December · binding
Early decision 201/08
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot considered for admission, even if submitted
Admissions URLwww.scrippscollege.edu
Admissions emailadmission@scrippscollege.edu
Admissions phone909-621-8149
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Pomona College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Pomona College CA · Private (Nonprofit)7.1%15201K
Occidental College CA · Private (nonprofit)44.2%14401K
Wellesley College MA · Private (nonprofit)14.8%15002K
Barnard College NY · Private (nonprofit)8.0%15003K
Pitzer College CA · Private (nonprofit)26.9%——
Smith College MA · Private (nonprofit)21.0%1480—
Claremont McKenna College CA · Private (nonprofit)9.4%15101K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.