Occidental College

Name: Occidental College Common Data Set 2016-17
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Common Data Set 2016-17

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Acceptance Rate

45.8%

Applications

6,409

Admitted

2,936

Enrolled

219

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$75,951

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

81%

6-year completion

Average net price

$38,263

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$23,000

federal loans only

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§ Extraction176fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2062

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2062

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	39	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	61	Not reported	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	32	Not reported	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	252	Not reported	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	74	Not reported	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	35	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	502	Not reported	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	488
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	Not reported
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	573	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	573	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	436	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	26	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	463	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	576	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	576	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	474	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	26	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	4	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	504	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	0	Not reported
Did not persist	2012	Not reported
Final cohort	2012	13
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	91%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	2672	3737	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	1170	1766	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	219	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units4

Mathematics3

Science3

Foreign language3

Social studies2

History3

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	60	Not reported
ACT	Not reported	Not reported

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	600	720	Not reported
ACT composite	28	31	Not reported
ACT math	26	31	Not reported
ACT English	28	34	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class52

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class83

Percent in top half of high school graduating class98

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class2

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7428

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4918

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.246

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.993

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.64

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:65

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?No

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	200	259	Not reported	459
Admitted	58	99	Not reported	157
Enrolled	21	23	Not reported	44

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):3.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Fall Closing Date: Month4

Spring Closing Date: Month11

Fall Notification Date: Month5

Spring Notification Date: Month12

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day1

Spring Closing Date: Day1

Fall Notification Date: Day1

Spring Notification Date: Day10

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:64

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)58%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%

Percent who live off campus or commute0%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)50%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing79%

Percent who live off campus or commute21%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://apps.oxy.edu/finaidcalc/

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:2/1/2017

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	50492	50492
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Credits per Term

Minimum2

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Financial Aid

9 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2015-2016 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$2,106,112

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$37,528,164

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,284,818

Total Scholarships/Grants$43,016,029

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,839,619

Federal Work-Study$2,162,820

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$753,810

Total Self-Help$8,756,249

Parent Loans$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$120,065

Athletic Awards$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,133,091

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$467,045

Total Scholarships/Grants$4,600,136

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,922,996

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$158,902

Total Self-Help$4,081,898

Parent Loans$2,934,061

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$389,520

Athletic Awards$0

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.458

Aid to Nonresidents

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:7

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month1

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day15

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):1

Other

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):15

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date): Month5

Students must reply by (date): Day1

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Occidental has increased the EFC threshold in order to provide more Institutional Financial Aid Grant funds to families in the middle income range.

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio9.8

based on ____ students2,016

and ____ faculty6,667

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	0.04%	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	0.02%	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	0.07%	Not reported
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	0.03%	Not reported
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	0.13%	Not reported
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	0.04%	Not reported
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	0.06%	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	0.03%	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	0.02%	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	0.08%	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	0.06%	Not reported
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	0.32%	Not reported
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	0.07%	Not reported
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	0.03%	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

Bachelors

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