Scripps College

Not to be confused with other organizations named Scripps.

Scripps College
MottoIncipit Vita Nova (Latin)
Motto in English
"Here begins new life"
TypePrivate liberal arts women's college
Established1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Academic affiliations
Claremont Colleges
NAICU[1]
CLAC
Annapolis Group
Endowment$460.6 million (2022)[2]
Budget$83 million[3]
PresidentAmy Marcus-Newhall
Academic staff
138 (100 full-time) (2023)[4]
Students1,103 (2023)[4]
Undergraduates1,082 (2023)[4]
Postgraduates21 (2023)[4]
Location
Claremont, California
,
U.S.

34°6′13″N 117°42′38″W / 34.10361°N 117.71056°W / 34.10361; -117.71056
CampusSuburban, 32 acres (12.9 ha)[5]
Colors   Green and white
[6]
NicknameStags (men) / Athenas (women)
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – SCIAC
MascotLa Semeuse ("she who sows")
Websitewww.scrippscollege.edu

Scripps College is a private liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California. It was founded as a member of the Claremont Colleges in 1926, a year after the consortium's formation. Journalist and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps provided its initial endowment.

Scripps is a four-year undergraduate institution and enrolled 958 students as of 2020.[7] It offers instruction in the liberal arts with an emphasis on the humanities,[8][9] and is known for its extensive interdisciplinary core curriculum. Its 32-acre (13 ha) campus was designed by Gordon Kaufmann in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Scripps is regarded as the premier women's college in the West Coast of the United States.[10] It is a top producer of Fulbright students.[11] Its athletes compete on the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas joint team in the SCIAC, a Division III conference.

  1. ^ "NAICU - Membership". Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Scripps College 2016 990 Form" (PDF). Guidestar. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Scripps College Common Data Set 2019-2020" (PDF). Scripps College.
  5. ^ "At a Glance". Scripps College. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Scripps College Style Guide" (PDF). Scripps College. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Common Data Set" (PDF). Scripps College. October 15, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "About Scripps College | At a Glance". www.scrippscollege.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Wallace, Amy (May 22, 1996). "Claremont Colleges: Can Bigger Be Better?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference premier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students, 2019-20". Chronicle of Higher Education. February 9, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.