California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Scripps

Claremont, California. 1,077 undergraduate students. 50 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Scripps

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-21%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Scripps College fell 21% between 2021 and 2024 (76.5% → 60.7%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+13%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Scripps College rose 13% between 2007 and 2010 ($35.9k → $40.5k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+13%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Scripps College rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($58.4k → $66.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+11%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at Scripps College rose 11% between 2007 and 2010 ($10.5k → $11.6k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. California

Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$77,539+14% · 6→10y
California median $42,588
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$68,027
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
87.1%+19% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$11,853+8% · '97→'10
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
1,077+35% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
88.1%+7% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
33.9%-40% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$63,434+80% · '00→'10
out-of-state $63,434
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.0%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $11,853 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $77,539 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 19962010946
94670319962010
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202482.5%
92%69%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972010$11,625
$13,137$10,12519972010
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962010+35%

Scripps · undergrad enrollment rose

703 → 946

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002010+80%

Scripps · in-state tuition rose

$22,470 → $40,450

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+194%

Scripps · out-of-state tuition rose

$22,470 → $65,950

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-50%

Scripps · cohort default rate fell

1.0% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+71%

Scripps · earnings_median_8yr rose

$43,000 → $73,620

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Scripps graduates earn $X” — not “Scripps makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Scripps caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →