Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,877 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 44%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $37,470per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 80%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $79,66010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Every Occidental student completes a senior comprehensive project, known as a comp, before graduating.
Under the Occidental Affordability Promise, families with typical assets and income under $150,000 pay no tuition, while those earning between $150,000 and $250,000 pay half tuition.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 44%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1380–1520Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 31–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $37,470full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $88,656sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $68,704Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 80%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 90%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $79,66010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,877Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 18%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA — admits 75%
- Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA — admits 87%
- California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA — admits 76%
- University of Redlands Redlands, CA — admits 83%
Also worth a look
- Connecticut College New London, CT — admits 37%
- Morehouse College Atlanta, GA — admits 44%
- Rollins College Winter Park, FL — admits 48%
- Pitzer College Claremont, CA — admits 25%
- Moravian University Bethlehem, PA — admits 54%
- Trinity College Hartford, CT — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Occidental College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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