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Occidental College is one of the leading colleges in California. Deadlines for application are Early Decision - November 15 and Early Decision II - January 10 and Regular - January 10 . For more information, call 800-825-5262 or send email at admission@oxy.edu.

N/A Enrolled N/A Acceptance Rate 30 - 33 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 0
    • Average HS GPA: N/A
    • Acceptance Rate: N/A

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 36% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 30% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 18% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 7% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 2% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    670 - 740
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    670 - 750
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    30 - 33

  • Deadlines

    Early Decision
    November 15
    Early Decision II
    January 10
    Regular
    January 10

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    American/United States Studies/Civilization.
    Area Studies, Other.
    East Asian Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer Science.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Chinese Language and Literature.
    Comparative Literature.
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
    French Language and Literature.
    Japanese Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Cognitive Science.
    Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Studies.
    PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Research and Experimental Psychology, Other.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
    International Relations and Affairs.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
    Music, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's

  • Prominent Alumni

    Stephanie Hill
    Executive Vice President, Rotary and Mission Systems for Lockheed Martin
    Dr. James Clements
    President of Clemson University
    Richard Chisolm
    National Cinematography Emmy
    Adrienne Jones
    Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
    Stephanie Reel
    CIO and Vice Provost for Information Technologies for The Johns Hopkins University
    Reid Thompson
    Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
    assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Covid-19 researcher

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Mar 20

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • Forms CSSProfile
    • Forms Divorced Parent
    • State Aid

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $57830
    Required Fees
    $596
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1240
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    N/A
    Transportation for Commuters
    N/A
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $16712

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 94/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    1964
    Foreign Countries Represented
    27

  • Demographics

    • Asian 13.47%
    • African-American 4.61%
    • Hispanic 15.78%
    • Caucasian 48.1%
    • Male 42%
    • Female 58%
    • Аre out of state 58

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    78%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 90/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    100%
    Campus Environment
    Large Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    100
    Number of Honor Societies
    8
    Number of Social Sororities
    3

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division III
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (10)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Water Polo
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (12)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Golf
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo

  • Student Services

    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
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    %20Korean%20American%20Students%20Assn.
    %20Latinx%20Student%20Union
    %20Pilipinx%20United%20Students%20Organization
    %20%20Japanese%20Cultural%20Organization
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    Army ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: USC Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: UCLA

  • Sustainability

    Occidental College takes advantage of its sunny Los Angeles location and utilizes a solar array that provides for 11 percent of the campus’s needs, one of the largest of its kind in the area. In addition to the cutting edge research from the school’s physics department, the art department also collaborated to create a unique curving design based on a mathematical expression. In the dining hall, students compost their food waste following meals. To cut down on plastic water bottles, Campus Dining and several other departments teamed up to provide students with reusable water canteens; this cut the sale of plastic bottles by 26 percent. Not all the environmentally friendly initiatives are as visible but they’re just as important: the college now installs low-flow toilets, motion-sensor lights, and requires that all new construction and renovation projects meet LEED Silver certification standards. Since 1997, when Oxy’s Urban & Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) helped launch one of the country’s first farm-to-school programs, the college has been dedicated to helping local communities by supporting small farms. Food in the dining hall is often locally grown (and the utensils are compostable). Student clubs like Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST), which grows food and raises poultry on campus, and Well Fed, which brings students and faculty together over small, locally sourced meals, offer Oxy students opportunities to help make an impact on the environment on an everyday basis. And while Los Angeles is known for its car traffic, Oxy students are encouraged to ride bikes and have them serviced at the student-run Bike Cage.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    78%
    Graduate in 5 years
    83%
    Graduate in 6 years
    84%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $56800
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $118800
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $58700
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $124000
    Percent High Job Meaning
    57%
    Percent STEM
    25%
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 88/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Mon-Fri, Sat 9/1-12/7, month of April
      • 8 am-5 pm M-F and 9 am-1 pm Sat.
      • 800-825-5262
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Varies
      • Times: M-F 10:15a & 1:30p, Sat 9:30a & 11p
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Immediately following campus tour
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