Editing Occidental College (section)

==Academics==

There are more than 40 majors offered on campus (and nine minor-only programs, including Public Health, Linguistics, and Classical Studies)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Academics|url=https://www.oxy.edu/academics|access-date=February 16, 2025|website=Occidental College|date=September 21, 2018}}</ref> and a 9:1 [[student–faculty ratio]]. The average class size is 18 students and most students take four classes per semester.<ref name=Numbers>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/admission-aid/apply/admission-facts |publisher=Occidental College |title=Admission Facts |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> the most popular majors, based on 2021 graduates, were Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (46), Psychology (38), Biology/Biological Sciences (37), Political Science & Government (34), Environmental Studies (31), International Relations and Affairs (31).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Occidental&s=all&id=120254#programs |website=nces.ed.gov |title=Occidental College |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>

=== Rankings ===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 102
| THE_WSJ = 95
| USNWR_LA = 34
| Wamo_LA = 46
}}

Since 1908, Occidental has graduated ten [[Rhodes Scholars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxy.edu/x2363.xml|archive-date=April 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413005346/http://www.oxy.edu/x2363.xml|title=List of National Award Winners|publisher=oxy.edu|url-status=dead}}</ref> In ''[[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News & World Report's]]'' 2025 rankings of American liberal arts colleges, Occidental was tied for 34th overall, tied for 18th in "Top Performers in Social Mobility," 71st for "Best Value," and tied at 102nd for "Economics."<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/occidental-college-1249/overall-rankings |title=Occidental College Rankings |year=2023|magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> The 2017 edition of the ''Fiske Guide to Colleges'' gave Occidental four-star ratings (out of five) in academics and quality of life. [[The Princeton Review|Princeton Review]]'s ''The Best 381 Colleges'' 2017 Edition gave Occidental ratings of 91 (out of 100) in academics and quality of life and 95 in financial aid. In ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} 2019 ranking of America's Top Colleges, Occidental ranks 102nd out of 650 liberal arts colleges, universities and service academies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges|title=America's Top Colleges 2019|work=Forbes |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Kiplinger's Personal Finance|Kiplinger's]]'' "Best College Values 2019" rankings places Occidental 58th among 149 liberal arts colleges.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-best-college-values-college-finder/school/7921/occidental-college/ |title=Occidental College Ranking |publisher=Kiplinger |date=July 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>

=== Admissions ===
'''Fall admission statistics'''
{| class="wikitable"
!
!2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/sites/default/files/assets/IRAP/cds_2018-2019_for_publication_revised_after_us_news.xlsx|title=Occidental College Common Data Set 2018-19}}</ref>
!2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/sites/default/files/assets/IRAP/cds_2017-2018.xlsx|title=Occidental College Common Data Set 2017-18}}</ref>
!2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/sites/default/files/imported/assets/IRAP/2016-2017_revised.pdf|title=Occidental College Common Data Set 2016/2017|website=oxy.edu}}</ref>
!2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/sites/default/files/imported//assets/2015-2016.pdf|title=Occidental College Common Data Set 2015/2016|website=oxy.edu}}</ref>
!2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/sites/default/files/imported//assets/2014-2015.pdf|title=Occidental College Common Data Set 2014/2015|website=oxy.edu}}</ref>
!2014
!2013
|-
|Applicants
|6,305
|7,281
|6,775
|6,409
|5,911
|6,071
|6,072
|-
|Admits
|2,395
|2,716
|2,831
|2,936
|2,652
|2,552
|2,574
|-
|Admit rate
|39%
|37.3%
|41.7%
|45.8%
|44.8%
|42.0%
|42.3%
|-
|Enrolled
|535
|566
|502
|517
|546
|548
|530
|}
[[U.S. News & World Report|''U.S. News'']] deemed Occidental's admissions "more selective," with the class of 2020 acceptance rate being 37.3%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/sites/default/files/imported/assets/IRAP/2016-2017_revised.pdf|title=Occidental College Common Data Set 2016/2017|website=oxy.edu}}</ref> Of those admitted submitting such data, 52% were in the top 10% of their high school class. The SAT 25th–75th percentile scores were 1810–2120.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/sites/default/files/imported/assets/IRAP/2016-2017_revised.pdf|title=Occidental College Common Data Set 2016/2017|website=oxy.edu}}</ref> Of those admitted to the class of 2020, 50% identified as persons of color, and 13% of those admitted were international students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alumni.oxy.edu/s/956/16/interior.aspx?sid=956&gid=1&pgid=2929|title=The Class of 2020: By the Numbers|website=oxy.edu}}</ref>

In 2023, it was announced by President Harry Elam that Occidental eliminated [[legacy preferences]] to the children of alumni in admissions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Obama's first college is latest to end legacy admissions |url=https://apnews.com/article/legacy-admissions-affirmative-action-obama-0bae32bcd509634d1fe96693a3186dee |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=Associated Press News |language=en}}</ref>