1030 Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1926
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 887
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $201,483,093
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,700
Room/Board: $10,100
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: 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
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,476,503
Number of current serial subscriptions: 17,502
Number of microforms: 1,455,319
Number of audiovisuals: 10,861
Number of ebooks: 12,087
Other 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 or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: 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.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 85
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 6
Classrooms: 60
Labs: 53
Other areas: 26
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – 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 simultaneous connection capacity: 350
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 96%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 96%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 62%
Doubles: 30%
Triples or Suites: 5%
Apartments: 2%
Other: 1%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 50%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 30 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Ontario (10), Los Angeles (50)
Nearest train station: Pomona (5)
Nearest bus station: Claremont (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 40%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 5%
Average undergraduate wage: 3,600
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Claremont McKenna College)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Harvey Mudd College)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Turf Dinner; International Festival (hosted at Claremont McKenna College); Scripps Holiday Dinner; Motley Madness Week.