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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