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Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA 90041City: LargeUNITID 120254

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences FocusSpecialty: Social Sciences 29%Specialty: Visual & Performing Arts 13%Specialty: Biology 11%
Undergraduates
1,877
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
44%
Average net price
$38.3k
Graduation rate
81%
Retention rate
90%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$76k
Median debt
$23k
Student : faculty
9:1
Value score*
35th pct.
Programs offered
32
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.