The development of Scripps College marked the start of Claremont's 'group-college' system, similar to that of the Oxford Colleges, to which Scripps received much publicity. Scripps initially did not want the college to be named after her, but Blaisdell convinced her that her name would help grow and publicize the college. Over the next several years, she bought surrounding lots of land in Claremont and funded the construction of a new set of dormitories in what would become 'Scripps College for Women.' 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.' To provide a liberal arts experience with both an all-women's education and co-education, she wanted the college to 'to stress the essentials, reduce the size of the curriculum instead of increasing it.' Scripps continued to stay involved with Pomona College's community and kept in touch with Blaisdell in the years following the event, funding some of the college's lecture series.įollowing an increase in enrollment of female students at Pomona College in 1919, Blaisdell turned to Scripps for the possibility of funding a 'Woman's Campus.' Scripps was willing to invest money into creating a college campus that would preserve her values of education. Blaisdell, the new president of Pomona College. Scripps met many notable members of the young college, particularly James A. In November 1908, Ellen Browning Scripps, a philanthropist and prominent figure in the worlds of education, publishing, and women's rights based in La Jolla, Calif., first visited Pomona College in Claremont for its Dedication Day. Its athletes compete on the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas joint team in the SCIAC, a Division III conference. It is a top producer of Fulbright students. Scripps is widely regarded as the most prestigious women's college in the American West, and is consistently ranked the top such college by U.S. Its 32-acre (13 ha) campus was designed by Gordon Kaufmann in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It offers instruction in the liberal arts with an emphasis on the humanities, and is known for its extensive interdisciplinary core curriculum. Scripps is a four-year undergraduate institution and enrolled 958 students as of 2020.

Journalist and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps provided its initial endowment. It was founded as a member of the Claremont Colleges in 1926, a year after the consortium's formation. Scripps College is a private liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California.

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