Occidental College

1600 Campus Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3392
(323) 259-2500
www.oxy.edu
fax:(323) 259-2958
president:Jonathan Veitch
6072 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.42 Graduation Rate 0.88
0.85 0.9

STUDENT RATIO

2128

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

46652 | 46652

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

2113

CLASS SIZE

29

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
655

SAT MATH

650

SAT READING

655

SAT WRITING

29

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.85
0.9
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
610
655
700
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
600
650
700
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
610
655
700
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
27
29
31
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$21500

Average Monthly Payment

$239

Median Earnings

$50100

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

68%
URL Applywww.oxy.edu/admission-aid/applying/application-requirements
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)0.39
Percent Admitted (Women)0.44
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment15
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.13
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.16
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.51
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.09
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.69
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7418
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5284
Applicants Men2442
Applicants Women3630
Admissions Total2574
Admissions Men964
Admissions Women1610
ACT English 25th percentile score25
ACT English 75th percentile score33
ACT Math 25th percentile score25
ACT Math 75th percentile score31
ACT Writing 25th percentile score10
ACT Writing 75th percentile score12
Average SAT Score1303
Median ACT English Score29
Median ACT Math Score28
ACT Median Writing Score11
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)53%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)95%
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