Academic Comparison between Cal Poly and Scripps

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and Scripps College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Cal Poly is a four-year, public school located in San Luis Obispo, CA and Scripps is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Claremont, CA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Cal Poly is a public and Scripps is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Scripps has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,950) than Cal Poly ($33,230).
It is harder to admit to Cal Poly than Scripps.
Cal Poly has more students with 23,069 students while Scripps has 1,137 students.
Scripps has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Cal Poly's ratio is 19 to 1.
Cal Poly has more full-time faculties with 931 faculties while Scripps has 100 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	vs.	Scripps College
San Luis Obispo, California	Location	Claremont, California
Four-year, Public	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$12,161 Out-Of-State$33,230	2025 Tuition & Fees	$65,950
52%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$12,264	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,654

31.32 %	Acceptance Rates	38.29 %
24.61 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.55 %
-	SAT Score	1,500
-	ACT Score	33
86 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
96 %	Retention Rate	94 %
23,069	Student Population	1,137
931	Number of Faculties	100
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services