unitid 120254 · Los Angeles, CA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Occidental College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,029
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
44%
16th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,877
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
17%
undergrads on Pell grants
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
81%
finish within 150% time
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$84,800
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$38,263
after aid, aided students
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$75,951
after entry, Title IV students
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,000
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $20,705 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $76,004
- First-generation students
- 18%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $66,274
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics. | 73 | $80,191 | $25,590 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 54 | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 50 | $84,200 | $19,275 |
| Biology, General. | 38 | $67,384 | $26,272 |
| Computer Science. | 31 | — | $22,067 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 24 | — | — |
| Cognitive Science. | 24 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 23 | $68,098 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 21 | — | $20,804 |
| Political Science and Government. | 18 | $57,825 | $25,700 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 17 | — | $25,978 |
| Mathematics. | 17 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.