Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Cost
- Average net price
- $38,263per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $66,274published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $66,274published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1,452of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 32of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $75,95110 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- City: Large
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
Most common fields of study
- Social sciences29%
- Visual & performing arts13%
- Biological & biomedical sciences11%
- Psychology9%
- Computer & information sciences5%
- Physical sciences5%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
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