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Occidental College Data & Information Overview

18 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
38% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Occidental College Ranked?

#180 Best Colleges in Nation
#25 Best Colleges in CA
General Biology Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Occidental College was awarded 18 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general biology.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Oxy is ranked #180 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Oxy held the #254 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Oxy is also ranked #25 out of 168 schools in California.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Oxy?

38% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Occidental College is a competitive 38%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to Oxy submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 670 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Occidental College  ( 670 to 740 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Occidental College  ( 670 to 750 )
200
800
Oxy received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 30 and 33.

ACT Composite Scores for Occidental College  ( 30 to 33 )
1
36

Learn more about Occidental College admissions.

Occidental College Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
74% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Oxy is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Occidental College is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  74 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Occidental College

92% Freshmen Retention
80% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Occidental College has a freshmen retention rate of 92%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  92 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Oxy the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 80%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  80 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Occidental College.

Occidental College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,791 Full-Time Undergraduates
45.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,839 undergraduates at Oxy with 1,791 being full-time and 48 being part-time.

How Much Does Occidental College Cost?

$34,032 Net Price
35% Take Out Loans
$29,492 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Oxy is $34,032. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Oxy

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,452 $13,475 $18,209 $29,981 $49,854

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Oxy, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Oxy, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $7,373 a year. That adds up to $29,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Oxy is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Oxy Graduates Make?

$67,388 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Oxy make around $67,388 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Oxy graduates since it is 59% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Occidental College make the most money.

Location of Occidental College

California State
1,791 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Occidental College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Oxy are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041-3392
Phone: 323-259-2500
Website: https://www.oxy.edu/

Occidental College Majors

31 Majors With Completions
487 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Economics 51 $46,544
General Psychology 41 $25,916
General Biology 37 $25,035
Political Science & Government 35 $42,360
Natural Resources Conservation 32 $29,948
International Relations & National Security 31 $38,329
Sociology 26 NA
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 24 NA
Computer Science 18 NA
Cultural Studies & Analysis 17 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Occidental College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

This is a decrease from the 1,839 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at Occidental College.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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