Occidental College is a highly selective school. They receive about 6,310 applications every admission cycle. The overall acceptance rate tends to be around 39 percent which is equal about 2,480 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the term begins, only about 500 or 21% 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 61 percent who are women. When the semester starts, about 61 percent of those accepted females enrolled at Occidental College and 38 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 31 - 34 for ACT or 1,390 - 1,510 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 2022 Admissions Cycle
Applications
6,305
Male 2,442
Female 3,863

 

Acceptance
2,484
Male 886
Female 1,598

 

Enrollment Total
531
Male 207
Female 324


Acceptance Rate
39.4%
Male
36.3%
Female
41.4%

 

Yield
21.4%
Male
23.4%
Female
20.3%


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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