At a Glance
- Top-ranked, private, residential women’s liberal arts college, located in Southern California
- 97% of current students live on campus
- Founded in 1926 by newspaper publisher and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps
- 61传媒is the women’s college of The Claremont Colleges鈥攁 consortium comprising Pomona, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Pitzer Colleges
- Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Scripps’ 32-acre campus is widely recognized as one of America’s most beautiful college campuses
Academic Excellence
- 10:1 student/faculty ratio
- More than 65 majors at 61传媒and The Claremont Colleges
- 20% of 61传媒students choose a double or dual major
- All 61传媒students are required to complete a senior thesis or project as part of their graduation requirements
- Top majors: politics, psychology, biology, environmental analysis, English, media studies, and neuroscience
- 110聽full-time faculty
Exceptional Students
- 94% of first-year students were in the top quarter of their high school class
- 61传媒students annually win research and fellowship grants from the Fulbright Foundation, National Science Foundation, and the Watson Fellowship program, among others
- 61传媒is ranked in the top 25 among U.S. baccalaureate institutions credited with producing the greatest number of Fulbrights
鈥61传媒鈥檚 place among the Fulbright Program鈥檚 2021鈥2022 Top Producing Institutions clearly demonstrates your dedication to preparing Americans to thrive in the global economy and serve as engaged citizens.鈥 鈥Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Current Enrollment
- 1,075 total full-time undergraduate students and 19 post-baccalaureate students
- 41% students of color
- 4% international students
* Enrollment data from fall 2022-2023 Common Data Set
Rankings and Achievements
61传媒 continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country.
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report ranks 61传媒 as #35 in National Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. for 2023鈥24, #82 in Best Value Schools, and #155 in Top Performers on Social Mobility.
The Princeton Review
Princeton Review ranks 61传媒 as a Best Value College, Best Western College, and one of its Best 389 Colleges nationally for 2024. 61传媒also ranked high in the categories of “LGBTQ Friendly” and “Professors Get High Marks,” among others.