Scrubs sizes: tops, pants, regular and tall
A scrubs M fits a chest of 95 to 102 cm, a waist of 78 to 85 and hips of 100 to 107 cm. Tops go by the chest, pants by the hips, and tall pants add 8 cm (about 3 in) of inseam: 86 cm against 78 for an M.
Choose the top by your chest and the pants by your hips, then pick the length of the pants by your inseam. These scrubs are cut with room to move: stay in your measured size, or go one size down for a closer fit.
The tables are copied from Ruban Size's Scrubs and workwear template, typical values that each store replaces with its own, with inches added (2.54 cm to the inch). The template is unisex, and its note says so: "Unisex cut with room to move."
Scrubs size chart
| Size | Chest (cm) | Waist (cm) | Hips (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 81-86 | 64-69 | 86-91 |
| S | 87-94 | 70-77 | 92-99 |
| M | 95-102 | 78-85 | 100-107 |
| L | 103-110 | 86-93 | 108-115 |
| XL | 111-118 | 94-101 | 116-123 |
| 2XL | 119-126 | 102-109 | 124-131 |
| 3XL | 127-134 | 110-117 | 132-139 |
The same measurements in inches:
| Size | Chest (in) | Waist (in) | Hips (in) |
|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 31.9-33.9 | 25.2-27.2 | 33.9-35.8 |
| S | 34.3-37.0 | 27.6-30.3 | 36.2-39.0 |
| M | 37.4-40.2 | 30.7-33.5 | 39.4-42.1 |
| L | 40.6-43.3 | 33.9-36.6 | 42.5-45.3 |
| XL | 43.7-46.5 | 37.0-39.8 | 45.7-48.4 |
| 2XL | 46.9-49.6 | 40.2-42.9 | 48.8-51.6 |
| 3XL | 50.0-52.8 | 43.3-46.1 | 52.0-54.7 |
From S up, each size is 8 cm (3.1 in) wider than the one before, at the chest, waist and hips alike.
Pants length: regular and tall
| Size | Regular inseam (cm) | Regular inseam (in) | Tall inseam (cm) | Tall inseam (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 76 | 29.9 | 84 | 33.1 |
| S | 77 | 30.3 | 85 | 33.5 |
| M | 78 | 30.7 | 86 | 33.9 |
| L | 79 | 31.1 | 87 | 34.3 |
| XL | 80 | 31.5 | 88 | 34.6 |
| 2XL | 81 | 31.9 | 89 | 35.0 |
| 3XL | 81 | 31.9 | 89 | 35.0 |
Tall adds 8 cm to the inseam at every size. Measure yours from the crotch to the floor, without shoes, and pick the length closest to it. The method is in how to measure inseam.
How to read it
- Measure your chest, waist, hips and inseam. The chest goes around the fullest part, under the arms, as in how to measure your chest.
- Top: find your chest in the first table. The template's note: "Tops follow your chest; pants follow your hips."
- Pants: find your hips, then check the waist.
- Length: regular or tall, from your inseam.
- Fit: the template is set to "Runs slightly large", with the note "Roomy for long shifts: for a closer fit, take one size down."
Tops and pants can be different sizes on the same person. That is why separate pieces, each with its own size, help.
Unisex sizes and women's sizes
A unisex chart uses one set of ranges for everyone. Next to Ruban Size's Dresses template, the unisex S chest (87 to 94 cm) overlaps the women's S and M busts (85 to 89 and 90 to 95 cm), so a woman who wears an M in dresses can be an S in unisex scrubs. The measurements decide, not the letter worn elsewhere. If you sell women's cut scrubs as well, give them a chart of their own.
Regular, tall, petite
Tall here means longer legs, not a larger body: a tall M has the same chest, waist and hips as a regular M. Brands that sell petite lengths add a shorter inseam the same way; the template has regular and tall only, so add a petite row with your own numbers if you sell it. What tall and petite mean elsewhere in clothing is in petite, tall, plus size, big and tall explained.
How a Shopify store should show scrubs sizes
- Chest, waist and hips for every size, with which one leads for tops and for pants.
- Lengths as an option of the pants (Regular, Tall, Petite), with the inseam of each.
- A fit note: relaxed or fitted, and which way to go for a closer fit.
- Unisex or women's cut said at the top of the chart.
- One chart per kind of product when tops and pants are separate products.
How Ruban Size does it
The Scrubs and workwear template holds one table: chest, waist and hips from XS to 3XL, then the regular and tall inseams. A How to measure block covers the four measurements, and the fit scale shows shoppers "Runs slightly large" with the note. It opens as a draft and shows nowhere until you save it and choose its products.
Find my size takes that fit setting into account. A 103 cm chest is the bottom of L in the table, but the scrubs run large, so the answer is "You are between M and L. We suggest M.", with "This item runs large: we took it into account." and "L may also fit if you like more room." Shoppers who like more room choose Loose under "Fit I like".
Find my size reads the chart as tops: the chest leads, as the template's note says, and the waist and hips refine the answer near a boundary. With a chest of 98 cm, a waist of 88 and hips of 104, it answers "Your size: M" with "Confidence: medium". The regular inseam is read as a length that never moves the size: an 86 cm inseam adds "Inseam 86 cm: M, above this size’s range", the sign to take the tall length. On a chart used for pants only, choose "Pants, shorts and skirts" in the Fit tab, and the waist counts most.
To show the tops chart on tops and the pants chart on pants, the display rules match products by type, tag, collection or title.
Questions
How should scrubs fit?
With room to move: the template calls it a relaxed fit, roomy for long shifts. For a closer fit, take one size down.
Do scrub tops and pants have to be the same size?
No. Tops go by the chest and pants by the hips, and the two can land in different sizes. Buy each by its own measurement.
How much longer are tall scrub pants?
In Ruban Size's template, 8 cm (about 3 in) at every size: an M has a 78 cm (30.7 in) regular inseam and an 86 cm (33.9 in) tall one.
Are unisex scrubs sized like men's or women's clothes?
On one set of ranges for everyone, by chest, waist and hips. Next to the women's Dresses template, a woman who wears an M in dresses can be an S in unisex scrubs, so measure rather than convert.
Keep reading
- Sizing explainedPetite, tall, plus size, big and tall: what each meansPetite and tall are about length: the same widths, cut shorter or longer. Plus size and big are about girth: a larger chest, waist and hips. Big and tall is both at once.6 min
- How to measureHow to measure inseam, and how it differs from outseamInseam is the length from the crotch to the floor along the inside of your leg, measured without shoes; on a pair of pants, from the crotch seam to the hem. Outseam runs down the outside of the leg from the top of the waistband, and shoppers' size charts rarely use it.5 min
- How to measureHow to measure your chest for clothesPass the tape under your arms and around the fullest part of your chest, keep it level all the way round, and read it after a normal breath out. That number is your chest; on a women's chart labeled bust, the tape takes the same path.6 min
- Size conversionRing size conversion chart: US, UK, EU and JapanA US 7 ring measures about 54.4 mm around the inside and 17.3 mm across. That is UK N 1/2, EU 54.5 and Japan 14. The full chart, from US 3 to 13, is below.6 min