Occidental College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 11,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,989
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 44%
From Region 5%
Athletes 374 (20.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 17%
Asian 16%
Mixed 10%
International 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Occidental College 486 41% 49% 14% 4% 17% 4% $60,917 12 -0.64 20 94%
Computer Science 26 +4 73% 38% 15% 4% 23% 8% $81,720 5 -1.26 70 91% — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 56% 44% 22% 0% 33% 0% $63,587 15 -0.77 26 — — — — —
Geology 7 +1 29% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $61,758 41 -0.30 22 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +4 62% 38% 50% 0% 12% 0% $67,690 26 -0.67 38 96% — — — —
Physics 6 — 50% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $84,430 57 +0.06 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 16 — 12% 25% 50% 0% 19% 0% $61,916 12 -0.85 22 — — — — —
Biology 38 +1 32% 53% 8% 5% 18% 3% $58,247 14 -0.95 14 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 14 — 50% 64% 7% 0% 7% 0% $60,097 63 +0.18 18 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 12 — 33% 50% 8% 8% 17% 8% $58,509 40 -0.38 15 — — — — —
Economics 58 +12 76% 53% 9% 9% 16% 3% $85,183 35 -0.48 75 91% — — — —
American Studies 7 — 14% 71% 14% 14% 0% 0% $54,076 39 -0.41 8 — — — — —
Area Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,196 40 -0.40 8 — — — — —
Asian Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $53,631 38 -0.45 8 — — — — —
Black Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $53,912 39 -0.42 8 — — — — —
Chinese 1 +2 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $54,058 35 -0.35 8 — — — — —
Comparative Literary Studies 15 +4 33% 67% 7% 0% 27% 0% $46,344 20 -0.74 3 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $53,614 38 -0.45 8 — — — — —
English 12 +1 25% 75% 17% 0% 0% 0% $30,214 0 -2.71 1 94% — — — —
History 8 +1 62% 50% 12% 0% 25% 12% $53,059 37 -0.38 7 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,029 59 -0.03 12 — — — — —
Languages and Cultures 3 +1 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $46,344 12 -1.04 3 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +3 83% 17% 67% 0% 0% 0% $54,876 35 -0.49 9 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,812 48 -0.00 5 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,392 67 +0.39 23 84% — — — —
Cognitive Science 16 +2 12% 31% 38% 6% 6% 6% $68,153 27 -0.62 39 100% — — — —
Critical Theory and Social Justice 19 — 5% 47% 16% 0% 16% 0% $50,759 27 -0.56 5 — — — — —
Diplomacy and World Affairs 38 +4 45% 45% 0% 8% 11% 13% $65,350 32 -0.39 31 97% — — — —
Media Arts and Culture 26 +5 46% 58% 15% 4% 19% 0% $39,073 0 -2.13 2 83% — — — —
Political Science 24 — 50% 46% 12% 4% 33% 0% $73,873 59 +0.12 54 96% — — — —
Psychology 45 +1 22% 53% 11% 2% 9% 4% $58,219 39 -0.34 14 — — — — —
Sociology 21 — 5% 29% 5% 5% 19% 5% $46,262 6 -0.96 3 100% — — — —
Art 11 +2 9% 55% 9% 9% 18% 0% $42,278 29 -0.49 2 96% — — — —
Music 20 +3 70% 55% 5% 0% 15% 15% $44,750 41 -0.21 3 — — — — —
Theater 7 +3 57% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $51,205 90 +1.09 5 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,239
ROI Percentile 20th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 81%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 38.9% 189 29% 46% 12% 4% 15% 5% $57,769 47 -0.65 13 95% —
Humanities 13.4% 65 31% 52% 18% 3% 18% 3% $47,745 11 -0.90 4 93% —
Business & Economics 11.9% 58 76% 53% 9% 9% 16% 3% $85,183 62 -0.48 75 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.1% 54 26% 44% 20% 4% 19% 2% $59,334 15 -0.92 16 96% —
Arts 7.8% 38 50% 58% 8% 3% 16% 8% $45,224 20 -0.05 3 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.2% 30 50% 53% 23% 0% 20% 0% $68,423 20 -0.47 40 96% —
Computer Science 5.3% 26 73% 38% 15% 4% 23% 8% $81,720 8 -1.26 70 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 14 50% 64% 7% 0% 7% 0% $60,097 48 +0.18 18 100% —
Health Sciences 2.5% 12 33% 50% 8% 8% 17% 8% $58,509 3 -0.38 15 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.5M #274 17% $0.3M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.9M #260 25% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #354 33% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #398 47% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #379 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.3M #381 23% $0.4M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 52 $339K $286K $53K
Baseball 44 $362K $281K $80K
Soccer 30 $235K $180K $55K
Water Polo 22 $115K $108K $6K
Basketball 20 $319K $300K $18K
Swimming & Diving 18 $155K $132K $23K
Tennis 13 $127K $105K $22K
Golf 11 $100K $87K $13K
Total 189 $1.8M $1.5M $273K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 51 $333K $280K $52K
Soccer 30 $199K $184K $14K
Lacrosse 21 $194K $174K $19K
Water Polo 18 $102K $96K $5K
Softball 17 $217K $203K $14K
Volleyball 17 $150K $140K $9K
Basketball 16 $325K $308K $17K
Swimming & Diving 14 $120K $102K $17K
Golf 11 $100K $87K $13K
Tennis 9 $105K $90K $15K
Total 185 $1.8M $1.7M $179K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 103 $672K $566K $106K
Soccer 60 $434K $365K $69K
Baseball 44 $362K $281K $80K
Water Polo 40 $217K $205K $12K
Basketball 36 $644K $608K $35K
Swimming & Diving 32 $275K $234K $41K
Golf 22 $201K $174K $27K
Tennis 22 $233K $195K $37K
Lacrosse 21 $194K $174K $19K
Softball 17 $217K $203K $14K
Volleyball 17 $150K $140K $9K
Total 374 $5.0M $4.5M $548K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 10
Early Decision 2 Jan 10

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 51% 54% 16%
Early Decision 54% 58% 17%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 33%
SAT Range 1400 – 1510
SAT Math Range 670 – 760
SAT RW Range 700 – 760