The student population at Scripps College is 1,137 (1,117 undergraduate and 20 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 148 (14.96%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,072 where 1,137 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 1,137 students in 2025 and was lowest at 958 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 989 to 1,137 students, a net gain of 148 (15%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Scripps College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 989 | 973 | 0 | 973 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | 1,057 68 | 1,039 66 | 4 4 | 1,035 62 | 18 2 | 11 5 | 7 -3 |
| 2017-18 | 1,083 26 | 1,065 26 | 0 -4 | 1,065 30 | 18 | 7 -4 | 11 4 |
| 2018-19 | 1,071 -12 | 1,052 -13 | 0 | 1,052 -13 | 19 1 | 10 3 | 9 -2 |
| 2019-20 | 1,109 38 | 1,089 37 | 0 | 1,089 37 | 20 1 | 11 1 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 958 -151 | 936 -153 | 1 1 | 935 -154 | 22 2 | 8 -3 | 14 5 |
| 2021-22 | 1,116 158 | 1,095 159 | 0 -1 | 1,095 160 | 21 -1 | 7 -1 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | 1,099 -17 | 1,080 -15 | 1 1 | 1,079 -16 | 19 -2 | 7 | 12 -2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,103 4 | 1,082 2 | 1 | 1,081 2 | 21 2 | 7 | 14 2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,137 34 | 1,117 35 | 1 | 1,116 35 | 20 -1 | 6 -1 | 14 |
| Average | 1,072 | 1,053 | 1 | 1,052 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,053 where 1,117 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Scripps College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 973 | 969 | 0 | 969 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 1,039 | 1,030 | 0 | 1,030 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 1,065 | 1,060 | 0 | 1,060 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 1,052 | 1,046 | 0 | 1,046 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 1,089 | 1,082 | 0 | 1,082 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | 936 | 861 | 0 | 861 | 75 | 1 | 74 |
| 2021-22 | 1,095 | 1,090 | 0 | 1,090 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | 1,080 | 1,075 | 0 | 1,075 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,082 | 1,075 | 0 | 1,075 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,117 | 1,112 | 1 | 1,111 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Average | 1,053 | 1,053 | 0 | 1,040 | 1,053 | 1 | 12 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 19 where 20 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Scripps College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Average | 19 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
The percentage of white students is 52.95%. The percentage was 48.23% 10 years ago and Scripps still has a high percentage of white students. 14.60% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.78% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.43% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 48.23% to 52.95%. Asian enrollment declined from 16.08% to 14.60%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.64% to 3.78%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 11.53% to 11.43%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6733 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7205 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Scripps College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 159 | 36 | 114 | 1 | 477 | 79 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 159 | 42 | 120 | 1 | 552 | 64 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 178 | 38 | 143 | 2 | 571 | 48 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 178 | 43 | 144 | 2 | 565 | 54 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 180 | 40 | 159 | 2 | 581 | 71 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 163 | 36 | 140 | 1 | 482 | 79 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 156 | 43 | 148 | 0 | 591 | 105 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 140 | 44 | 143 | 0 | 590 | 123 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 151 | 44 | 132 | 0 | 584 | 122 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 166 | 43 | 130 | 0 | 602 | 117 |
| Average | 0 | 163 | 41 | 137 | 1 | 560 | 86 |
Scripps College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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