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Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA · University · Private nonprofit

Locale

City: Large

Yield

18%

Most Popular Majors

  1. 1. Social Sciences92
  2. 2. Visual & Performing Arts60
  3. 3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences51
  4. 4. Interdisciplinary Studies34
  5. 5. Psychology31

Enrollment

Admissions

SAT scores (50th percentile)

ACT Composite (50th percentile)

Tuition & fees (in-state)

Graduation rate

Degrees conferred

Finance: core revenue & expense

Financial aid: % receiving any aid

Academic peers

This institution and its closest academic peers — same institution type, ranked by overlap in subjects and degree levels offered and by how many students earn those degrees — leaving out any that are 10 or more points below it on yield or graduation rate. Select a column heading to sort.

Occidental College
This institution
18%81%44% admitted
SAT 1,450
1,881
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Visual & Performing Arts
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Interdisciplinary Studies
  5. Psychology
$84,800
Colgate University
NY · Private
29%91%14% admitted
SAT 1,500
3,193
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Computer & Information Sciences
  5. Natural Resources & Conservation
$87,070
Scripps College
CA · Private
26%83%38% admitted
SAT 1,480
1,117
  1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  2. Social Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. English Language & Literature
  5. Natural Resources & Conservation
$87,232
Williams College
MA · Private
43%94%8% admitted
SAT 1,520
2,115
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Computer & Information Sciences
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Physical Sciences
  5. Mathematics & Statistics
$84,860
Middlebury College
VT · Private
44%91%11% admitted
SAT 1,500
2,760
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Natural Resources & Conservation
  4. Computer & Information Sciences
  5. English Language & Literature
$85,880
Wesleyan University
CT · Private
35%93%16% admitted
SAT 1,495
3,805
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Psychology
  3. Visual & Performing Arts
  4. Area & Cultural Studies
  5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
$89,020
Mount Holyoke College
MA · Private
27%84%36% admitted
SAT 1,460
2,178
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Visual & Performing Arts
  4. Psychology
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$84,980
Trinity College
CT · Private
25%84%29% admitted
SAT 1,418
2,204
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Public Administration & Social Service
  5. Engineering
$87,910
Rhodes College
TN · Private
12%85%50% admitted
SAT 1,363
1,838
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Business & Management
  4. Computer & Information Sciences
  5. Psychology
$71,546
Lake Forest College
IL · Private
14%78%57% admitted
SAT 1,345
1,814
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Social Sciences
  4. Psychology
  5. Communication & Journalism
$71,350
Claremont McKenna College
CA · Private
54%91%10% admitted
SAT 1,515
1,390
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Interdisciplinary Studies
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Psychology
  5. Natural Resources & Conservation
$86,500
Smith College
MA · Private
35%89%21% admitted
SAT 1,495
2,549
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Visual & Performing Arts
  5. Engineering
$86,030
Juniata College
PA · Private
17%74%79% admitted
SAT 1,250
1,242
  1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  2. Business & Management
  3. Natural Resources & Conservation
  4. Interdisciplinary Studies
  5. Education
$71,198

Selectivity sorts on admit rate and test score together, relative to this institution; the test score is the SAT total, or the ACT converted to it. Majors are subject areas by bachelor's degrees conferred. Average cost is the published annual cost of attendance, averaged over in-state and out-of-state students.