By The Numbers
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General Information
- Address:
Occidental College
1600 Campus Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1887
- Web Site:
www.oxy.edu
- Main Phone:
(323) 259-2700
- Admissions Phone:
(323) 259-2700
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
1,841
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
25
- Total Male Undergraduates:
778
- Total Female Undergraduates:
1,088
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
45%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
46%
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
45%
- Total Applicants:
4,836
- Total Acceptances:
2,170
- Freshman Enrollment:
496
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
23%
- Early Decision Available?
Yes
- Early Action Available?
No
- Early Decision Deadline:
November 15
- Early Decision Notification:
December 15
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 10
- Regular Decision Notification:
April 1
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Place on Waiting List:
724
- Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:
280
- Applicants Enrolled from Waiting List:
19
- Transfer Applications Received:
298
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
113
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
50
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
38%
- Common Application Accepted?
Yes
- Supplemental Forms?
Required
- Admissions E-Mail:
admission@oxy.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
http://departments.oxy.edu/admission
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Yes
- SAT I Range (25th-75th Percentile):
1170-1360
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th-75th Percentile):
590-690
- SAT I Math Range (25th-75th Percentile):
580-670
- Top 10% of High School Class:
55%
- Freshman Retention Rate:
92%
- Application Fee:
$50
Financial Information
- Full-Time Tuition:
$31,316
- Room and Board:
$8,672
- Books and Supplies:
$870
- Need-Based Average Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$28,325
- Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
74%
- Students Who Received Aid:
65%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadlines:
November 15 – CSS Profile deadline for early decision applicants
January 1 – First day to file CSS Profile and free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
February 2 – Deadline for filing CSS Profile and FAFSA
March 2 – Deadline for submitting Cal Grant GPA verification form (California residents only)- Financial Aid Phone:
(323) 259-2548
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
finaid@oxy.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
http://departments.oxy.edu/finaid
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