Is Scripps test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1490 and hold it if it's under.

What is Scripps's acceptance rate?

38% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,225 of 3,199 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 22%, from 2,613 in 2015 to 3,199 in 2024, and Scripps's admit rate went from 28% to 38%.

What ACT score do you need for Scripps?

16% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 31–34, with a median of 33. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1450–1520 works out to about 33–34.

Why might Scripps's SAT range look high?

Only 24% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

Does applying early decision help at Scripps?

47% of early decision applicants were admitted (135 of 287), against 38% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Scripps?

4 of the 239 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 1.7%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Scripps? (Middle 50%: 1450–1520)

First-year students at Scripps who sent an SAT scored 1450–1520, with a median of 1490 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Scripps admits 38% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Scripps

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1450–1520, median 1490

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Scripps by the numbers

Admit rate: 38%
Middle 50% SAT: 1450–1520
Median SAT: 1490
About on the ACT: 33–34
Sent an SAT: 24%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Scripps admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Scripps admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 22%, from 2,613 in 2015 to 3,199 in 2024, and Scripps's admit rate went from 28% to 38%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	3,199	1,225	38%
2023	3,082	1,046	34%
2022	3,099	865	28%
2021	2,952	872	30%
2020	2,938	1,032	35%
2019	3,022	967	32%
2018	3,160	766	24%
2017	2,841	948	33%
2016	3,022	903	30%
2015	2,613	729	28%

In fall 2024, 313 of the 1,225 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Scripps

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1400Far reachHold
1400–1440ReachHold
1450–1480TargetHold
1490 and upTargetSend

1300135014001450150015501600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Scripps SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	720	750	770
SAT Reading and Writing	720	750	770
SAT total	1450	1490	1520
ACT composite	31	33	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 24% sent an SAT and 16% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 70%; of new students who reported a rank

Scripps early decision and waitlist

Early decision

135 of 287 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision47%
All applicants38%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

552 applicants were offered a spot, 239 took it, and 4 were admitted from it.

1.7%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Scripps cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $36,294; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 83%
Median earnings: $77,539; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,134

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Scripps

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Scripps Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Scripps admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Scripps website
Scripps College

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1450–1520, and the median was 1490. At 1490 or higher you're above half of them. Scripps admits 38% of applicants.

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