In The U.S.News & World Report rankings of America’s best colleges, Scripps remained in the top tier among national liberal arts colleges, in 26th place out of 215. Key criteria in the judging are acceptance rate, graduation rate, and highest proportion of classes under 20.
Among The Claremont Colleges, Pomona was ranked 7th in the nation among liberal arts colleges; Claremont McKenna, 12th; Harvey Mudd, 14th; and Pitzer, 51st. Williams College in Massachusetts took top national honors, followed by Amherst College and Swarthmore College.