What They Say About Us
The Fiske Guide to Colleges – 2007
Four-star academic rating (out of five)
Four-star quality-of-life rating
“Faculty members are readily available in and out of the classroom, and students say the teaching in general is excellent ... personal relationships develop quickly. 'I had in-house lunch, dinner, museum outings, and hour-long discussions with my professor,' advises one senior."
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges -- 2007
“Occidental is home to an incredibly active and involved student community ... Oxy's array of student activities meshes well with LA's great weather, and the resources really add to campus life both as a bridge and an escape to the real world.”
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"Swarthmore College and Occidental College do an outstanding job of attracting, retaining, educating, and graduating minority students in a small liberal arts college setting. Check them out."
The Best 361 Colleges – 2007 (Princeton Review)
“Occidental College has a rising star quality to it ... The professors at Oxy are top quality and passionate about what they teach and all seem to care about their students ... Students say it is really easy to get independent study, internships and grants that would 'not be offered anywhere else to undergraduates.'”
Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That Is Best For You
“Oxy has become very hot. But many guidance counselors still insist it isn’t getting the attention it deserves ... Brian Aguilar, academic coordinator for the Upward Bound program at the University of California, Davis, called it 'a small private liberal arts college with an excellent academic reputation.' ”
Occidental Off The Record (College Prowler)
"People look at an Oxy diploma very highly. Were I to take the same program from another school, I wouldn't have had nearly as easy a time getting a job after graduating."The Black Student’s Guide to Colleges
"Our degree programs are amazing, and the faculty support can get you through anything. No matter what kind of problems I've had, the professors have always been available and approachable, and many have even sought me out to make sure things were going OK."
America's Best Value Colleges -- 2006 (Princeton Review)“Highly selective Occidental offers a wide range of degree programs and provides an excellent springboard for graduate study. And its success rate comes with strong support services.”
"Occidental is committed to recruiting top students regardless of their financial background ... The school guarantees to meet 100 percent of demonstrated need for all admitted students, and it works hard to keep loan amounts and the required number of work-study hours below the national averages."