to major ideas. Core II seminars focus on specific ideas introduced in Core I. The seminars are usually team-taught by two professors from different fields, such as physics and art. The concluding Core III classes culminate in individual projects that often lead to students' senior thesis or project.
=== Reputation and rankings ===
Scripps is regarded as the premier women's college in the American West.
The 2025 annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report categorizes Scripps as 'more selective', and ranks it 44th best liberal arts college in the nation, 80th for "Best Value, tied for 144th in "Top Performers on Social Mobility", and the fifth best women's college after Wellesley College, Smith College, Bryn Mawr College and Mount Holyoke College. Forbes in 2019 rated it 60th in its "America's Top Colleges" ranking of 650 schools, which include military academies, national universities, and liberal arts colleges. Kiplinger's Personal Finance places Scripps at 39th in its 2019 ranking of 149 best value liberal …
