“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
I’m excited to share Scripps College’s 2024–25 Annual Report, where you will find numerous compelling examples of the ways Scripps continues to move forward with purpose and commitment…
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
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.
Learn More
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.
Vibrant Community
Scripps’ vibrant community is diverse, engaged, and united by a commitment to the College’s enduring mission.
Student Experience
Student Life
Scripps Communities of Resources and Empowerment (SCORE)
SCORE is a hub for equity, identity, and belonging on campus, offering student-centered programs that uplift first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. Through mentorship, community-building, and dynamic student-led initiatives and affinity clubs and organizations, SCORE cultivates spaces where students thrive, connect, and lead with authenticity and purpose.
Snapshot of year-round community events, workshops, and programming initiatives.
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.
5C Dance Company
Learn More30+
clubs and organizations
2+
co-curricular activities per student
Creating Community
Scripps Votes interns conducting campus outreach during the 2024 US election
Scripps named 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
Learn MoreSTUDENT 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 Melina Durre ’25 wants people to know that SAS is a place of support for the student body.
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
21
organizations
107
paid internships totaling $342K
80%
first-year students engaged
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM
Attendees at the 2025 Emerging Professionals Program mixer.
Diversity & Inclusion
Scripps College honors diversity as a key component of the academic, co-curricular, and residential life of the College.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: SYDNEY NEMETS ’25
Exploring cultural heritage and home-finding as a Racial Justice and Equity Fellow
Scripps College senior Sydney Nemetz ’25 (photo credit: Corina Silverstein)
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 2024-25.
83%
6-year graduation rate
94%
retention rate
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Initiative (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.
2
faculty fellows
4
student fellows
6
community building projects
The Equity and Justice leadership team fostered community building through partnerships with Scripps Associated Students (SAS) and the Laspa Center’s Student Leadership Institute, the development of community gatherings, listening sessions, and a voting converaction, and its monthly newsletters.
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
Emily Alvarado ’03 joined constituents to participate in the Children’s Alliance annual Have a Heart for Kids Day in Washington.
Learn More
Dwandalyn Reece ’85, curator of music and performing arts at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, was a guest on the museum’s podcast, Sidedoor, which explores art, history, science, nature, and more
Listen to Podcast
Gabby Giffords ’93, gun violence survivor, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August 2024.
Watch VideoScripps in Bloom Presidential Tour
Scripps community members gather for the presidential tour events held in Austin, Washington, DC, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
10
cities
12
events
445
alum and family members
Alums and Families Engagement and Giving
28%
alums engaged
13%
alums donated
63%
families engaged
26%
families donated
Institutional Strength
Scripps College Endowment
Wise financial stewardship, prudent investments, and donations continue to strengthen the College’s financial position and enhance institutional capacity.
$536M
endowment
$23.6M
total funds raised
*Fiscal year ending June 2025; subject to change pending October 30 audit.
Top 3 Areas of Giving
41%
general College support
39%
scholarships
15%
faculty/academic support
Scripps College's Reputation
Scripps College continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country.
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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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#1
in student experience The Wall Street Journal
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#44
U.S. News & World Report
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#48
Forbes Best 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 Forbes, New York Times, BBC, USA Today, Newsweek, and Psychology Today.
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 Events
Xiye Bastida, a leading voice for Indigenous and immigrant visibility in climate activism, spoke on campus in fall 2024
Admission
309
first-year and transfer students
35
states represented
Top states students represent: California, Washington, New York, Oregon, Massachusetts
SCRIPPS FORWARD: CENTENNIAL PLAZA PROJECT
Construction is underway for phase one of the Centennial Plaza Project with the new, state-of-the-art dance center and the 10th Steet Building adaptive reuse that will provide 30 additional offices, 12 additional classrooms, and five additional labs.
South view of 10th Street Building
North view of Carolyn Lake Dance Center
East view of 10th Street Building
East view of Carolyn Lake Dance Center
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