Scripps College
CA · Private · West · Liberal arts college · Top 50 tier · 1,098 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~47% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Students who self-report scores as part of their application to Scripps and choose to enroll are required to submit official score reports.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 967 | 32% | 46.6% | Not reported | 100% | 62.2% | 50.9% | 1330-1470 | 30-33 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 1,032 | 35.1% | 50.4% | 58% | 100% | 61.4% | 44.5% | 1320-1470 | 29-33 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 872 | 29.5% | 50.7% | Not reported | 53.4% | 30.8% | 22.6% | 1400-1510 | 31-34 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 865 | 27.9% | 40% | 41% | 48% | 32% | 16% | 1410-1510 | 32-34 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 1,046 | 33.9% | 47.4% | 43% | 43% | 26% | 17% | 1430-1510 | 32-34 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 1,225 | 38.3% | 47% | 43% | 40% | 24% | 16% | 1450-1520 | 31-34 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 1,288 | 39.9% | 51.3% | Not reported | 31% | 19% | 12% | 1430-1500 | 32-34 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 22%
- 2024: 2%
- 2023: 22%
- 2022: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS