| Name |
Occidental College |
| Address |
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314 |
| Website |
http://www.oxy.edu |
| Email |
admission@oxy.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
70% |
| Percent Fraternity |
6% |
| Percent Sorority |
13% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
60% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
70% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (96%), women's dorms (3%), fraternity housing (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
17% |
| College Owned Doubles |
67% |
| College Owned Triples |
16% |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
14 |
| Sprinkler System |
7% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
120 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
60% |
| Nearest Airport |
Los Angeles (15), Burbank (9) |
| Nearest Train |
Los Angeles (6) |
| Nearest Bus |
Los Angeles (6) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
66% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
10% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
N/A |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Southern California, University of California--Los |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Southern California, University of California--Los |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Dance Production; Da Getaway; Club Oxy; Founders Day; Winter Formal; Quad shows; First Tuesday speaker series; New Play Festival |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
109 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Chi Sigma (chemistry); Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (music); Sigma Alpha Iota (music-women); Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics); Psi Chi (psychology); Mortar Board; National Residence Hall Honorary |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Buddhist Meditation Group, Canterbury/Augsberg, Newman Catholic Community, LDS Student Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Hillel, Progressive Christians Uniting |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Armenian Students Assn. ; Asian-Pacific Islander Alliance; Black Student Alliance; Chinese Culture Club; First Nations; EKTA (Southeast Asian Club); J@Oxy (Japan at Oxy); Korean Student Assn. ; MEChA/ALAS; Pilipino United Student Organization: Multicultural Alliance |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Blyth Student Investment Fund; Bad Movie Club; I Ka Poli O Hawai'i; Occidental Rock Climbing Club; Cloud 9 Snow/Surf Club; Queer-Straight Alliance; Anime and Asian Film Club; American Medical Student Assn. ; Chess Club; Occidental Dance Theater; Occidental Venture Assn. ; Student-Alumni Relations Club; History Society; OxyConscious; College Republicans; Oxy Dance Team; Opera Club; Rotaract; Ultimate Frisbee; Jazz Band; Occidental Review Arts and Literary Magazine; Sailing Interest Club; Rugby (men's and women's); Yoga Club |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Occidental Weekly (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
3 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
1 |
| Percent Frat Members |
6% |
| Num Sororities |
4 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
2 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
13% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1887 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,819 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
279,827,835 |
| Application Deadline |
January 10 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
33,644 |
| Room Board |
9,042 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
investment houses; K-12 schools; arts/film; consulting firms; political/social agencies |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
482,386 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,230 |
| Num Microforms |
417,186 |
| Num Audiovisual |
18,116 |
| Num Ebooks |
4,000 |
| Library Facilities |
Music Library; Chemistry and Physics Reading Rooms (journals); access to 14,619 electronic journal titles; member of Link+, which gives students ability to access books at 30 member libraries in California and Nevada; access to Lexis/Nexis, Proquest and other online databases |
| Museums |
Keck Theater; Mullin Studio and Art Gallery; Moore Ornithology Collection; Smiley Geological Collection; Morse Collection of Astronomical Instruments; superconducting magnet; vivarium; greenhouses |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
300 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
20 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
25 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
650 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,800 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
