The admissions committee reviews applications holistically to create a well-rounded and dynamic first-year class. Here’s a look at how the Class of 2027 shaped up.
Class Overview
- Class Size: 532
- Female: 52%
- Male: 41%
- Non-Binary: 7%
Background
- Asian American: 23%
- Latino/e: 15%
- Black/African American: 8%
- White: 47%
- International: 7%
Geographic Distribution
- Number of states represented: 37 (plus District of Columbia)
- Number of countries represented: 23
- Students from California: 36%
- Students from other U.S. states: 57%
- Students from outside the U.S.: 7%
Class Diversity
- Domestic students of color: 48%
- First-generation students: 14%
- International or dual citizens: 14%
- Students with languages other than English spoken at home: 30%
Applications
- First-year applicants: 6,573
- Early Decision I applicants: 257 (3.9%)
- Early Decision II applicants: 184 (2.8%)
- Regular Decision applicants: 6,111 (93%)
- Overall admit rate: 39%
- Admit rate for Early Decision I: 64.2%
- Admit rate for Early Decision II: 35.3%
- Admit rate for Regular Decision: 37.8%
Standardized Tests and GPA
- Median unweighted GPA: 3.73
- Middle 50%* SAT EBRW/Critical Reading score: 690-750
- Middle 50%* SAT Math score: 680-750
- Middle 50%* ACT score: 32-34
*34 percent of first-year applicants and enrollees submitted test scores
Declared Major (by category)
Top 5 Majors
- Psychology
- Economics
- Biology
- Media Arts & Culture
- Politics
Student Engagement
We’re proud of the diversity of experiences that our students bring to Occidental. Here are a few of the unique experiences of members of our newest class:
- Our students are entrepreneurs and teachers: from starting their own business hanging Christmas lights, to being an innovative culinary instructor, to teaching children basic arithmetic through using a Japanese abacus
- Our students are civically engaged: serving on your local Youth Advisory Commission holding police accountable, or have created a multilingual magazine about social issues, or combined their work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to win a beauty pageant that celebrates Puerto Rican identity
- Our students are artists: they are "TikTok famous" with tens of thousands of followers, or have been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, and have won multiple journalism awards, or have managed other artists while recording their own music
- Many of them have been change-makers at their high schools: creating, revitalizing, and leading clubs related to identity, inclusion, and activism
- Many of them are athletes who have broken high school, county, and state records -- with ambitions to do the same here as an Occidental Tiger
Contact Admission & Aid
Collins House
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Phone: (323) 259-2700
admission@oxy.edu