University Benchmarks

Ranking the Top 100 Academic Universities

UniversityBenchmarks.com ranks the universities that attract and produce the best academic students.

There are many 'University Rankings' on the internet. Most rankings rely heavily on subjective metrics like 'reputation' and 'selectivity'. UniversityBenchmarks is purely an academic ranking model. The rankings are based on the reported academic and financial metrics of the colleges. There are no subjective factors like 'reputation' that are used. The calculations are performed using normal statistical models. All universities are considered equal and there is no weighting of the ranking categories.

The university 2014-2015 dataset is comprised of over 2400 US Universities & Colleges and comes from multiple sources using the most favorable reported metrics for a university.

The universities are ranked against each other in each filtered set. It is an iterative process whereby lower ranking universities are removed and the set is re-ranked until the final set of 100 is reached.

Selecting 'Rank Top 10 Only' will show the Top 10 for each filter category ranked against each other.

The academic rankings of the universities within the major conferences (ACC, Big12, Big10, Pac12, SEC) are available.

The 2017 rankings will be available in August.

Notes:
  • It is possible for universities to be ranked higher/lower than one another depending on the filter set.
  • Conference averages are based on the top 8 schools in the conference.
  • Public Schools are highlighted
  • Clicking on the university's seal icon will take you to the university's website.

Ranking Fields

Rank - Overall rank based on the average of the ranking fields (Scores, Difficulty, Smartest, Brainpower, Faculty and Research).

Scores - SAT & ACT scores. The university's test scores are corrected for dropout rate when score level is Good, Excellent or Elite. This will slightly boost scores for highly competitive schools.

Difficulty - Academic rigor is estimated based on how difficult it is to get an "A" at the university. An estimated GPA at the university is calculated for the average US Student. University grade inflation, average GPA, and STEM density are factors.

Smartest - University that can field the highest scoring students based on the average US University size. Higher Smartest Rank = "Smartest for the Average University"

Brainpower - The average "smartest" rank using 5 reference populations (CalTech, MIT, Stanford, GaTech and Berkeley). Higher Brainpower Rank = "Higher Density of Smart Students". The university ranked higher can mathematically field 'X' number of smarter students than universities ranked below them.

Faculty - Ranking based on number of % of faculty with awards and academy membership.

Research - Ranking is achieved by iteratively ranking the average of 3 research metrics (r-pop, r-stem, r-other ). The lowest ranked college is then removed and the new set is re-ranked. The result is the schools with potentially the strongest research environments per student bubble up to the top regardless of size or research budget.

  • r-pop - Average research spending for student population
  • r-stem - STEM research spending
  • r-other - Other/Medical/Health research spending

Salary ROI - "Salary Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information. Using the undergraduate average starting and mid-career salaries, the rank is based on a 20yr salary accumulation (with raises) minus the cost of a 4 year education at the university. Salaries are normalized across the country using the average COLA for the university's geo-economic region (7 regions total). The COLA effect is diminished by the level of the university. Elite, Excellent and Good universities have a greater distribution of graduates across the country and a diminishing COLA effect. The resultant value would be the graduate's spending potential over the 20yr period.

Overall ROI - "Overall Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information. The average of Overall Rank and Salary ROI. This would be the "Best academic bang for the buck". Colleges that produce the best education, at the best price, with the best return will be ranked higher.

Color Key - ranks are colorized as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 50 100

The 2016 University Academic Rankings

Scripps College

2016 University Academic Rankings
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Scripps College, founded in 1926, is a liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States, with an annual enrollment of approximately 1000 students. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges, a liberal arts consortium.

History

Scripps College was founded in 1926 by Ellen Browning Scripps, a philanthropist and prominent figure in the worlds of education, publishing, and women's rights. According to Scripps, "the paramount obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently, and the ability to live confidently, courageously, and hopefully."

At the age of 89, Scripps founded the College as one of the institutions in the West dedicated to educating women for both professional careers and personal growth. Scripps' “experiment in education" called for a setting with an artistic connection between buildings and garden landscape on an intimate scale.

Campus

Scripps College is frequently described as one of America's most beautiful college campuses and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In its 2015 edition of The Best 379 Colleges, the Princeton Review cited the campus as the fifth most beautiful in the United States, and has been corroborated by Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, The Huffington Post, and others.

Scripps is located in the center of the Claremont Colleges, surrounded by Harvey Mudd College to the north, Pitzer College to the east, Claremont McKenna College and Pomona College to the south, and Claremont Graduate University to the west. The original campus was designed by Gordon Kaufmann in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture. In general, his 1926 campus plan has been carefully preserved, with major vistas linking the central areas. The overall planting schemes and landscaping devised by Edward Huntsman-Trout are still followed.

The campus also offers a number of interactive landscaping elements, including a rose garden to the north designated for community cutting and fruit trees available for picking. Oranges, grapefruits, pomegranates, kumquats, and loquats are available to students. Scripps also harvests olives from its olive trees and presses it into award-winning olive oil.

Central to the Scripps campus community is The Motley Coffeehouse (commonly called "The Motley"), a student-run coffee shop located in Seal Court. The Motley is a socially- and environmentally-conscious business, event space, study space, social space, and coffeehouse. According to The Motley, it is the only all-women, undergraduate, student-run coffeehouse "west of the Mississippi."

Several facilities are shared by the members of the Claremont Consortium including Honnold/Mudd Library, the Keck Science Center, and the Robert J. Bernard Field Station.

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Scripps College Details

Scripps College Details
detail value
stateCalifornia
conferenceSouthern California Intercoll ...
publicPrivate
scores2072/1381/31
levelElite
rank[127
overall ROI rank[204
sizetiny
undergrads972
grads16
price63740
drop12
stem10
research0
scores validTrue
Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Scripps College?

1. number 127 for Academics.

2. number 204 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Scripps College?

1. Claremont McKenna College

2. Vassar College

3. Oberlin College

4. Kenyon College

5. Amherst College

6. Hamilton College

7. Dickinson College


National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Scripps College National Academic Rankings

Scripps College National Academic Rankings
category rank scores difficulty smartest brainpower faculty research salary ROI overall ROI
Top2501273997201136153159248204
Private6638748262535310093
West Coast Region17613401728269857
State of California15611311520187845
Top Ten Top2501273997201136153159248204


Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Scripps College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Scripps College

Scripps College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Scripps College
match image university state conference public level rank overall ROI
84.98
Claremont McKenna CollegeCaliforniaSouthern California Intercoll ...PrivateElite95118
76.01
Vassar CollegeNew YorkUpstate Collegiate Athletic As...PrivateElite82177
75.52
Oberlin CollegeOhioNorth Coast Athletic ConferencePrivateExcellent8155
70.57
Kenyon CollegeOhioNorth Coast Athletic ConferencePrivateExcellent14791
70.28
Amherst CollegeMassachusettsNew England Small College Ath ConfPrivateElite86158
70.07
Hamilton CollegeNew YorkNew England Small College Ath ConfPrivateElite115153
69.41
Dickinson CollegePennsylvaniaCentennial ConferencePrivateExcellent187201
69.33
Wheaton CollegeIllinoisCollege Conference of Illinois...PrivateExcellent149114
69.23
Middlebury CollegeVermontNew England Small College Ath ConfPrivateElite90135
68.92
Colgate UniversityNew YorkPatriot LeaguePrivateExcellent9283
67.52
Georgetown UniversityWashington DCPatriot League / Big East Conf...PrivateElite4288
67.49
Tulane University of LouisianaLouisianaAmerican Athletic ConferencePrivateExcellent61106


Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

Scripps College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Scripps College

Scripps College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Scripps College
match image university state conference public level rank overall ROI
98.71
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew YorkNo Conference AffiliationPrivateExcellent10969
95.96
Washington and Lee UniversityVirginiaOld Dominion Athletic ConferencePrivateElite11746
95.91
Hamilton CollegeNew YorkNew England Small College Ath ConfPrivateElite115153
94.95
Grinnell CollegeIowaMidwest ConferencePrivateExcellent114123
94.47
Macalester CollegeMinnesotaMinnesota Intercollegiate Ath ConfPrivateExcellent133146
93.94
University of RichmondVirginiaColonial Athletic Association ...PrivateExcellent128150
93.15
Colby CollegeMaineNew England Small College Ath ConfPrivateExcellent132155
90.69
United States Naval AcademyMarylandDivision I Independents / Patr...PublicExcellent12648
89.92
Villanova UniversityPennsylvaniaColonial Athletic Association ...PrivateExcellent9968
89.66
Bucknell UniversityPennsylvaniaPatriot LeaguePrivateExcellent13193
89.17
Santa Clara UniversityCaliforniaWest Coast ConferencePrivateExcellent12398
88.53
Fordham UniversityNew YorkPatriot League / Atlantic 10 C...PrivateGood109167
87.35
Atlantic 10 Conference (Average)-Atlantic 10 Conference-Conf-Good-158
86.53
United States Military AcademyNew YorkDivision I-A Independents / Pa...PublicGood14578
83.60
Baylor UniversityTexasBig Twelve ConferencePrivateGood134128
82.13
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew YorkCity University of New York At...PublicAboveAverage135182
80.51
Drexel UniversityPennsylvaniaColonial Athletic AssociationPrivateAboveAverage120134
80.49
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMarylandAmerica EastPublicAboveAverage130174
78.15
University of Alabama at BirminghamAlabamaConference USAPublicAboveAverage153148
77.41
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOklahomaBig Twelve ConferencePublicAboveAverage13754
74.64
Big Twelve Conference (Average)-Big Twelve Conference-Conf-AboveAverage-106
74.34
University at BuffaloNew YorkMid American ConferencePublicAboveAverage124190
73.88
Iowa State UniversityIowaBig Twelve ConferencePublicAboveAverage12971
69.59
University of ArizonaArizonaPacific 12 ConferencePublicAverage12486