Occidental College
Occidental College admitted 44% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1380–1520 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $37,470 a year. Within six years, 79% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 44%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1380–1520
- ACT middle 50%
- 31–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $88,656 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $37,470 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $20,797 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $68,704 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 79%
- Students who return for a second year
- 90%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $79,660 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,877
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 20%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 29%
- Visual and performing arts
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 11%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · 45% admitted
- University of Maryland-College Park MD · 45% admitted
- Soka University of America CA · 43% admitted
- Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · 48% admitted
- Brandeis University MA · 41% admitted
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · 42% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.