Occidental College (OXY)
1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041
OXY Description
As one of the top liberal arts universities in the country, Occidental College is a premier school in Los Angeles, California to earn a bachelor or master’s degree for the brightest students of the nation. Students who attend Occidental often go on to be the leaders in their chosen fields…just ask Barack Obama.
Admissions are selective, with the use of transcripts, applications, and interviews to choose the best students in the country.
Occidental students study subjects such as Art History and the Visual Arts, Critical Theory and Social Justice, Group Language, Music, Theater, Sociology, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Diplomacy and World Affairs, Urban and Environmental Policy, and Film and Media Studies.
The class sizes are small, with the average class having fewer than 20 students. The ratio of students to professors is also small, allowing students to get the sort of personal attention that will allow them to excel.
The clubs and activities that make up the student life of Occidental College cater to the personal interest of its students. Students can socialize with their peers, but organizations like the student run radio station, TV station, campus newspaper, student senate, and glee club can also help students exercise their future ambitions.
Quick Facts about Occidental College
Location
Southwest
Setting
Large City Setting
Type
Private
Size
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot
Tigers
Nickname
Oxy
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
Selectivity
Highly Selective
In-State Tuition
$41,860
Out-of-State Tuition
$41,860
Retention Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,855
Year Established
1887
OXY Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 1,846
- Freshman Class
- 576
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 1,855
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 100%
- Graduate
- 0%
Full-Time vs. Part-Time Students
- Full-Time
- 93%
- Part-Time
- 7%
Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State
- In-State
- 49%
- Out-of-State
- 51%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 57%
- Men
- 43%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 5%
- Asian
- 16%
- Caucasian
- 60%
- Latino
- 13%
- Other
- 6%
Students State Origin
- California
- 49%
- Washington
- 9%
- Oregon
- 5%
- New York
- 4%
- Colorado
- 4%
- Other
- 29%
International Students
- International
- 1%
- Domestic
- 99%
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