Occidental College FactbookAs��of��Fall��2017
Headcount Enrollment
FALL OF:
2128
2128
2013
0
1198
930
1085
370
294
153
100
44
37
45
42.2 %
528
1065
915
100
2113
15
2118
313 295
2106
16
2101
120
949
1024
514
41.62 %
43
36
37
120
163
278
367
1073
925
1192
0
2117
2117
2014 2015
2114
2112
2
1211
903
1035
369
283
172
134
33
43
45
42.57 %
531
958
985
134
2091
23
2099
311 315
2051
946
941
483
42.1 %
38
19
142
21
142
177
266
385
1014
882
1180
0
2062
2062
2016 2017
2055
2055
0
1189
866
1047
385
245
162
139
26
20
31
40.78 %
453
923
950
139
2035
20
2042
315 15.3 %
1.0 %
99.0 %
46.2 %
44.9 %
6.8 %
1.5 %
1.0 %
1.3 %
6.8 %
11.9 %
18.7 %
50.9 %
42.1 %
57.9 %
0.0 %
-0.3 %
-0.3 %
0.0 %
0.8 %
-1.8 %
3.3 %
0.0 %
-7.9 %
-8.5 %
-2.1 %
23.8 %
5.3 %
-18.4 %
-1.3 %
-6.2 %
-1.9 %
0.4 %
-2.1 %
-0.5 %
17.6 %
-0.4 %
0.0 % 0.6 %
-3.6 %
33.3 %
39.0 %
3.8 %
-13.3 %
-14.2 %
-1.4 %
-31.1 %
-45.9 %
-40.9 %
39.0 %
5.9 %
-16.7 %
4.1 %
-3.5 %
-6.9 %
-0.8 %
0.0 %
-3.4 %
-3.4 %
7.9 %
-3.7 %2045
1715
100.0 %
Note: Enrollment starting Fall 2017 excludes WD students as of census date. California and out-of-state residence counts are based on previous residency by state, regardless of citizenship. FTE =FT+(PT/3).
Top Home States (U.S.) For Fall 2017 Enrolled Students
California49.28 %
Washington7.69 %
New York5.66 %
Oregon3.9 %
Illinois3.1 %
Other States30.38 %
Only includes students who indicated their state.
Enrollment By State For Fall 2017
State Count
California 923
Washington 144
New York 106
Oregon 73
Illinois 58
Massachusetts 52
Colorado 45
Texas 40
Maryland 40
Minnesota 35
Hawaii 35
Arizona 33
Connecticut 30
New Jersey 24
Pennsylvania 23
New Mexico 18
Virginia 18
District of Columbia 17
State Count
Florida 17
Utah 13
Nevada 12
Ohio 11
Michigan 10
North Carolina 8
Georgia 8
New Hampshire 7
Missouri 6
Maine 6
Tennessee 5
Nebraska 5
Wisconsin 5
Idaho 5
Vermont 4
Delaware 4
Indiana 4
Louisiana 3
State Count
Montana 2
Wyoming 2
AF-Can/Afr/Eur/MidEast 2
South Dakota 2
Oklahoma 2
Alaska 2
South Carolina 1
AF-Pacific 1
American Samoa 1
Kansas 1
Mississippi 1
British Columbia 1
Kentucky 1
West Virginia 1
Alabama 1
Northern Mariana Islands 1
Iowa 1
Rhode Island 1
Enrollment By Country of Citizenship For Fall 2017
Country Count
China 81
England, United Kingdom 9
Hong Kong 6
Korea, Republic of-South 4
Japan 3
Australia 3
Germany 3
Singapore 3
Indonesia 2
Canada 2
Portugal 2
Spain 2
Viet Nam 2
France 2
Myanmar 2
Mexico 1
Turkey 1
Country Count
Sweden 1
Russian Federation 1
Taiwan 1
Philippines 1
India 1
Ethiopia 1
French Southern Territories 1
Malaysia 1
Jordan 1
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of 1
Serbia 1
South Africa 1
16.5 %
352
4.1 %
88
79.3 %
1688
1671
2128
2013
FALL OF:
2014
2117
1671
1644
77.7 %
90
4.3 %
383
18.1 % 16.7 %
352
5.0 %
105
78.4 %
1655
1678
2112
2015 2016
2062
1690
1621
78.6 %
112
5.4 %
329
16.0 % 14.2 %
291
5.1 %
105
80.7 %
1659
1637
2055
Student Housing: On- and Off-Campus
2017
-2.0 %
-3.4 %
-1.7 %
1.4 %
19.3 %
1.0 %
-17.3 %
-2.3 %
-0.3 %
-3.1 %
2.3 %
2.1 %
-6.3 %
-0.3 %
-11.6 %
-1.8 %
Living On-Campus 80.7 %
Studying Abroad 5.1 %
Living Off-Campus 14.2 %
Notes: Students on election campaigns are counted as "living on-campus".
Athletics & Student Clubs
10
221
11
154
99
2012-13 2013-14
9
249
11
182
118
2014-15
10
257
11
164
112
2015-16
10
232
10
161
105
2016-17
9
238
10
165
117
-10.0 %
2.6 %
0.0 %
2.5 %
11.4 %
-10.0 %
7.7 %
-9.1 %
7.1 %
18.2 %
For Academic Year:
Student Majors
FALL OF:
1370
2013
45
25
2532
10410
1526531
12495
751639
14
61
84
16
822265
512859
8852230
2014
155854
23
39359615
1294529
12364
561440
132356
75
1687
78
512652
9272218
2015
14
8656
27
5739
11417
1511629
11435
40759
81852
67
876
77
443366
8562225
2016
173953
11430
6228
11319
173127
7454
42661
91543
59
673
80
393460
8332187
2017
11944
8927
5019
12114
176027
5392
39744
201937
53
1370
71
373357
8902200
-35.3 % -76.9 % -17.0 %
-21.9 % -10.0 %
-19.4 % -32.1 % 7.1 % -26.3 %
1.7 % -100.0 % 0.0 %
-28.6 % -13.3 % -50.0 % -7.1 % 16.7 % -27.9 %
122.2 % 26.7 % -14.0 %
-10.2 %
116.7 % -4.1 %
-11.3 %
-5.1 % -2.9 % -5.0 %
6.8 % 0.6 %
-15.4 % -87.1 % -2.2 %
-6.3 % 8.0 %
100.0 % -40.6 % 16.3 % 40.0 %
15.8 % -100.0 % -12.9 %
-58.3 % -20.4 % -60.0 % -48.0 % -56.3 % 12.8 %
42.9 % 18.8 % -39.3 %
-36.9 %
-40.9 % -14.6 %
9.2 %
-27.5 % 17.9 % -3.4 %
0.6 % -1.3 %
* Media Arts and Culture had 61 majors in Fall 2017.
*
95 110 114
Declared Majors - Fall 2017
Am
eric
an S
tudi
es
Art
His
tory
/Vis
ual A
rts
Art
and
Art
His
tory
Bio
chem
istr
y
Bio
logy
Che
mis
try
Cog
niti
ve S
cien
ce
Com
para
tive
Stu
dies
/Lit
& C
ult
Com
pute
r Sc
ienc
e
Cri
tica
l The
ory/
Soci
al J
usti
ce
Dip
lom
acy
and
Wor
ld A
ffai
rs
East
Asi
an L
angu
ages
/Cul
ture
s
Econ
omic
s
Engl
ish
Fren
ch S
tudi
es
Geo
logy
Gro
up L
angu
age
His
tory
Inde
pend
ent
Patt
ern
of S
tudy
Kine
siol
ogy
Lati
no/a
Lat
in A
mer
Stu
dies
Mat
hem
atic
s
Med
ia A
rts
and
Cul
ture
Mus
ic
Philo
soph
y
Phys
ics
Polit
ics
Psyc
holo
gy
Rel
igio
us S
tudi
es
Soci
olog
y
Span
ish
Stud
ies
Thea
ter
Thea
ter
Art
s
Urb
an/E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pol
icy
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Admissions: Applicants
FALL OF:
6072
42.4 %
2013
44
35
131
1484
443
1083
193
59
224
2455
2940
1992
193
539
2014
6071
42.0 %
3578
2481
126
1485
520
1055
261
61
186
2377
1005
496
261
487
2015
5911
44.9 %
3487
2424
123
1547
477
1023
236
62
172
2271
2601
2117
236
421
2016
6409
45.8 %
3736
2673
116
1651
578
1157
307
72
192
2336
2798
2273
307
455 355
323
2871
3121
2447
136
71
323
1348
680
1643
127
2686
4089
41.8 %
6775
2017
4.8 %
42.4 %
46.1 %
36.1 %
2.0 %
1.0 %
4.8 %
19.9 %
10.0 %
24.3 %
1.9 %
39.6 %
60.4 %
-22.0 %
5.2 %
26.3 %
11.5 %
4.8 %
-29.2 %
-1.4 %
5.2 %
16.5 %
17.6 %
-0.5 %
9.5 %
0.5 %
9.4 %
-4.0 %
5.7 %
-34.1 %
67.4 %
44.1 %
6.2 %
-0.3 %
-39.3 %
20.3 %
67.4 %
24.5 %
53.5 %
10.7 %
-3.1 %
7574.3 %
9193.2 %
-0.6 %
11.6 %
Note: Race/ethnicity definitions are not based on federal definitions.
Admissions: Admits
FALL OF:
2574
22.2 %
2013
13
10
45
604
145
275
75
25
98
1307
1118
1012
75
115
2014
2552
22.0 %
1553
987
33
645
161
293
113
15
95
1197
209
144
113
122
2015
2652
20.1 %
1594
1058
38
658
188
304
78
29
86
1271
1078
1104
78
110
2016
2936
17.8 %
1765
1171
38
791
191
322
105
26
81
1382
1202
1210
105
155 102
115
1382
1218
1372
63
18
115
313
186
727
37
1124
1707
20.0 %
2831
2017
4.1 %
48.8 %
43.0 %
48.5 %
2.2 %
0.6 %
4.1 %
11.1 %
6.6 %
25.7 %
1.3 %
39.7 %
60.3 %
-34.2 %
9.5 %
14.2 %
1.3 %
-0.7 %
-22.2 %
-30.8 %
9.5 %
-2.8 %
-2.6 %
-8.1 %
-2.6 %
-4.0 %
-3.3 %
2.2 %
-3.6 %
-11.3 %
53.3 %
36.6 %
8.9 %
5.0 %
-35.7 %
-28.0 %
53.3 %
13.8 %
28.3 %
20.4 %
-17.8 %
11140.0 %
13030.8 %
-2.2 %
10.0 %
Note: Race/ethnicity definitions are not based on federal definitions.
Yield Rate
Admissions: Matriculants
FALL OF:
548
2013
315
233
9
11049
65
27
6
12
270
230
282
27
33
2014
546
311
235
6
9937
63
53
6
9
273
233
258
53
40
2015
518
306
212
5
9545
82
31
7
7
246
205
27131
36
2016
502
283
219
5
9646
54
39
1
9
252
193
263
39
44 0
27
299
226
302
7
6
27
66
34115
8
230
335
565
2017
4.8 %
52.9 %
40.0 %
53.5 %
1.2 %
1.1 %
4.8 %
11.7 %
6.0 % 20.4 %
1.4 %
40.7 %
59.3 %
-100.0 %
-30.8 %
13.7 %
17.1 %
19.8 %
-22.2 %
500.0 %
-30.8 %
22.2 %
-26.1 % 19.8 %
60.0 %
5.0 %
18.4 %
12.5 %
-100.0 %
0.0 %
6.0 %
-1.7 %
11.9 %
-41.7 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
1.5 %
-30.6 % 4.5 %
-11.1 %
-1.3 %
6.3 %
3.1 %
650 640 640 640 660 3.1 % 1.5 %
650 650 645 650 660 1.5 % 1.5 %650 650 650 650 680 4.6 % 4.6 %
1310 1300 1290 1310 1320 0.8 % 0.8 %
29 29 29 30 30 0.0 % 3.4 % 3.59 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 0.0 % 1.4 %
Notes: Matriculants are enrollment counts before census date, which may include students who withdraw after clearance. Race/ethnicity definitions are not based on federal definitions.
6775
41.8 %
4089
2686
127
1643
680
1348
323
71
136
2447
3121
2871
323
355
Admissions: Fall 2017 Summary
28.7 %
2831
20.0 %
1707
1124
37
727
186
313
115
18
63
1372
1218
1382
115
102
26.5 %
565
335
230
8
115
34
66
27
6
7
302
226
299
27
27
Notes: Matriculants are those who enrolled before census date. Race/ethnicity definitions are not based on federal definitions.
Retention & Graduation By Cohort
90.4 %
573
83.8 %
81.3 %
76.1 %
80.6 %
80.8 %
537
94 %
86.6 %
84.5 %
79.7 %
83.8 %
84.4 %
530 548 546 518 502
93 %
86.8 %
86 %
80.9 %
84.9 %
92.5 %
87.2 %
85.2 %
80.3 %
93 %
85.9 %
90.3 %
2016 201520142013201220112010
83.2 %
85.3 %
91 %
Entered in FALL OF:
2005
Graduation: Degrees Awarded
438
36
2006
467
38 24
410
2007
34
474
2008
24
441
2009
37
450
2010
38
448
2011
33
447
2012 2013
554
59
2014
512
46
2015
504
37
2016
488
45
2017
506
43
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
438467
410
474441 450 448 447
554512 504 488
506
Percent Double Majors
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
11
10.5
10
9.5
9
8.5
8
7.5
7
6.5
6
5.5
8.2 8.1
5.9
7.2
5.4
8.28.5
7.4
10.6
9
7.3
9.2
8.5
$25,087
70.7 %
21.4 %
75.4 %
2012
FALL OF:
Financial Aid: Undergraduates
2013
73.6 %
21.7 %
69.5 %
$26,206
2014
71.5 %
20.3 %
67.9 %
$27,540
2015
70.2 %
20.3 %
66.7 %
$29,624
2016
71.3 %
20.1 %
67.1 %
$30,824
1.1 %
-0.2 %
0.4 %
4.1 %
-4.1 %
-1.3 %
-3.6 %
22.9 %
Percent Receiving an Institutional Grant
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
70.5
70
69.5
69
68.5
68
67.5
67
70.7
69.5
67.9
66.7
67.1
Note: "% receiving" any aid is based on the number of degree-seeking students only.
59,592
12,940
1,462
45,190
2013-14
Tuition, Fees, Room & Board
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
59,59260,960
63,194
65,53067,806
2014-15
46,952
558
13,450
60,960
2015-16
48,690
558
13,946
63,194
50,492
2016-17
578
14,460
65,530
52,260
2017-18
578
14,968
67,806
3.5 %
0.0 %
3.5 %
3.5 % 13.8 %
15.7 %
-60.5 %
15.6 %
41.5 %
140.9
406.1
2013-14
Endowment & Operating Budget
Institutional Discount Rate
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
43.4
43.2
43
42.8
42.6
42.4
42.2
42
41.8
41.6
41.4
41.2
41
41.5
41
41.8
42.7
43.5
101.3
2014-15
392.2
144.8
105.9
41.0 %
2015-16
371.7
153.4
110.7
41.8 %
2016-17
413.4
157.6
113.0
42.7 %
2017-18
158.9
113.2
43.5 %
%
0.8 %
0.2 %
0.8 %
%
12.8 %
11.7 %
2.0 %
Fiscal Year
Notes: Endowment is from Audited Financial Statements. The rest are from the Approved BOT Operating Budget.
Gross budget includes all expenses plus transfers and financial aid.
20.4
2013
Class Sizes & Student-Faculty Ratio
10.6
2014
19.9
10.5
2015
19.5
10.5
2016
18.8
9.8
2017
18.2
9.3
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
11.3 %
39.1 %
31 %
17.3 %
0.8 %
0.5 %
12.2 %
39.6 %
31.6 %
15.4 %
0.5 %
0.5 %
10.2 %
46.8 %
29.1 %
13.1 %
0.5 %
0.3 %
12.2 %
45.2 %
31.1 %
11.2 %
0.3 %
0 %
13.6 %
50.1 %
26 %
9.5 %
0.8 %
0 %
1.4 %
4.9 %
-5.1 %
-1.7 %
0.5 %
0.0 %
2.3 %
11.0 %
-5.0 %
-7.8 %
0.0 %
-0.5 %
-3.2 % -10.8 %
FALL OF:
Note: Classes included here are only those awarding 4-5 credit units that are either Lectures or Seminars, with at least 1 student enrolled.
Note: Ratio is based on Student FTE (as numerator) and Faculty FTE (as denominator), as defined in this Factbook.
Faculty: Demographics
2016
179
66.1 %
92
33.9 %
148
71
44
33
31
164
91.6 %
174
97.2 %
2017
188
69.1 %
84
30.9 %
147
71
48
28
41
173
92.0 %
182
96.8 %
5.0 %
3.1 %
-8.7 %
-3.1 %
-0.7 %
0.0 %
9.1 %
-15.2 %
32.3 %
5.5 %
0.4 %
4.6 %
-0.4 %
2015
175
69.4 %
77
30.6 %
142
70
42
30
33
159
90.9 %
169
96.6 %
173
67.3 %
84
32.7 %
139
71
40
28
34
156
90.2 %
165
95.4 %
2014
174
69.9 %
75
30.1 %
139
76
35
28
37
154
88.5 %
166
95.4 %
2013
-0.8 %
12.0 %
0.8 %
8.0 %
5.8 %
-6.6 %
37.1 %
0.0 %
10.8 %
12.3 %
3.5 %
9.6 %
1.4 %
Fall Semester of Academic Year:
Notes: Excluded are faculty with Emeritus status, those on leave without pay for the entire academic year, and full-time administrators who teach.
Full-time counts are based on academic year, while part-time counts are based on the fall semester only.
Faculty: Demographics
188
96
92
25
17
14
11
2017
115
51 %
49 %
61 %
13 %
9 %
7 %
6 %
2017
84
40
44
40
8
12
519 23 %
6 %
14 %
10 %
48 %
52 %
48 %
2014
173
86
87
117
23
17
10
5
2016
179
89
90
118
22
14
14
7
2015
175
88
87
120
21
14
11
6
2016
92
45
47
48
10
12
615
2015
77
40
37
41
8
8
712
2014
84
45
39
45
11
14
76
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Note: Race/ethnicity definitions in this page are not based on federal definitions. 2016-17 FT NonRes Alien=1.
2 %3
111
Staff
FALL OF:
Note: These figures are based on new definitions from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).