Occidental College

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    Occidental College is a highly selective school. They receive about 6,570 applications every admission cycle. The overall acceptance rate tends to be around 40 percent which is equal about 2,630 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the term begins, only about 500 or 20% of the students who received an acceptance letter from Occidental College decide to register. The school tends to have 38 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 57 percent who are women. When the semester starts, about 54 percent of those accepted females enrolled at Occidental College and 45 percent were men. Students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to Occidental College when filling out the application. Most often, accepted applicants have test scores in the range of 30 - 34 for ACT or 1,380 - 1,500 for SAT. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. Occidental College’s undergraduate application fee is $70.

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    Student ACT Scores

    25th %
    75th %



    Student SAT Scores

    25th %
    75th %



    First-Year Admission Statistics

    Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle
    Applications
    6,573
    Male 2,519
    Female 3,782

     

    Acceptance
    2,629
    Male 970
    Female 1,653

     

    Enrollment Total
    525
    Male 237
    Female 287


    Acceptance Rate
    40%
    Male
    38.5%
    Female
    43.7%

     

    Yield
    20%
    Male
    24.4%
    Female
    17.4%


    Application Fees and Other Information

    Application Fees

    Undergraduate

    $70


    Graduate

    $60



    Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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