Occidental College

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Occidental College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Occidental College students is 82.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 82.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 83.9%.

82.9%

asian 77.1% 54 students
African American 87.5% 28 students
white 85.2% 207 students
unknown 71.4% 5 students
hispanic 78.0% 71 students
International Students 84.4% 27 students
Mixed Race 87.2% 34 students

Drop Out

Occidental College has an overall drop-out rate of 4.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.7% and 3.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

4.1%

asian 4.3% 3 students
African American 6.2% 2 students
white 4.1% 10 students
hispanic 5.5% 5 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Occidental College at a rate of 12.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 14.1%, and male students' 10.4%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

12.6%

asian 17.1% 12 students
African American 6.2% 2 students
white 10.7% 26 students
unknown 28.6% 2 students
hispanic 15.4% 14 students
International Students 12.5% 4 students
Mixed Race 12.8% 5 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.4%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Economics	$46,544	$55,078	$63,231
Political Science and Government	$42,360	$37,779	$49,843
International Relations and National Security Studies	$38,329	$36,132	$45,083
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,948	$37,208	$43,488
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	NA	NA	$33,877
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$25,967	$31,152
Biology, General	$25,035	$26,933	$31,095
Psychology, General	$25,916	$30,047	$30,729
Area Studies	NA	$39,369	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$15,793	$35,060	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$34,830	NA	NA
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	NA	$31,670	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$22,118	NA	NA
Mathematics	$46,705	$57,318	NA
Cognitive Science	$38,243	NA	NA
Sociology	NA	$41,565	NA

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