Pitzer College vs Scripps College

Claremont, CA · Claremont, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Scripps College: average net price rose +48.9% from $26,057 (2013) to $38,802 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • Pitzer College: net price ranged $18,206–$40,261 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +22.7% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Pitzer College: acceptance rate eased +14.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.55).
  • Scripps College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Pitzer College vs Scripps College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Pitzer College leads on acceptance rate (25.2% vs 38.3% at Scripps College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Scripps College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($68,027 vs $51,784 at Pitzer College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Scripps College leads on median debt at graduation ($13,500 vs $16,750 at Pitzer College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Pitzer College and Scripps College?
Pitzer College leads on acceptance rate at 25.2% versus 38.3% at Scripps College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pitzer College and Scripps College?
Scripps College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $68,027 versus $51,784 at Pitzer College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pitzer College and Scripps College?
Scripps College leads on median debt at graduation at $13,500 versus $16,750 at Pitzer College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025