| Name |
Scripps College |
| Address |
1030 Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711 |
| Website |
http://www.scrippscol.edu |
| Email |
admission@scrippscollege.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
96% |
| Percent Fraternity |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority |
N/A |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
80% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
96% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
women's dorms, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options |
| College Owned Singles |
62% |
| College Owned Doubles |
30% |
| College Owned Triples |
5% |
| College Owned Apartments |
2% |
| College Owned Other |
1% |
| Num College Owned |
10 |
| Sprinkler System |
50% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
30 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
80% |
| Nearest Airport |
Ontario (10), Los Angeles (50) |
| Nearest Train |
Pomona (5) |
| Nearest Bus |
Claremont (2) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
40% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
5% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
3,600 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Claremont McKenna College) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Harvey Mudd College) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Turf Dinner; International Festival (hosted at Claremont McKenna College); Scripps Holiday Dinner; Motley Madness Week. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
30 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Delta Pi; Sigma Xi; Theta Alpha Kappa; Latin Honors; Tam Beta Pi; Phi Alpha Theta |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Five-college Unitarian Universalist Society, Hillel, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Pathfinders |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Asian-American Student Union, Office of Black Student Affairs, Wanawake Weusi, Pan-African Student Association, Cafe con Leche; Chicano-Latino Student Affairs Center. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Various five-college social, athletic and cultural clubs and organizations. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Voice; The Collage. |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
N/A |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
N/A |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1926 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
887 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
201,483,093 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
33,700 |
| Room Board |
10,100 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
The two organizations with whom Scripps students most frequently work are Peace Corps and Teach for America.
Other coporations include: Anthropologie, Avid Technology, Broad Art Foundation, City of Hope, Americorps, The FDIC, Granite Broadcasting Corpo |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
2,476,503 |
| Num Subscriptions |
17,502 |
| Num Microforms |
1,455,319 |
| Num Audiovisual |
10,861 |
| Num Ebooks |
12,087 |
| Library Facilities |
Glanville Music Library; Visual Resources Library; eight (8) residence hall Browsing Rooms, Honnold/Mudd Library, Denison Library, Seeley G. Mudd Science Library, Sprague Library |
| Museums |
Millard Sheets Art Center (includes the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery); Performing Arts Center; Clark Humanities Museum; Richardson Dance Studio; W.M. Keck Science Center, Language and Computer Labs; Scripps College Press. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
85 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
6 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
60 |
| Num Wired Labs |
53 |
| Num Wired Other |
26 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
350 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
