Study What You Love
Chart your own path as you choose from 45 majors, minors and programs, including interdisciplinary majors and self-designed courses of study.Anderson Center for Environmental Science
Our interdisciplinary group of research-driven faculty and students are solving environmental problems and developing the next generation of scientists.Equity & Justice at Oxy
Equity is a process rooted in community, collective care and enacting change, and we strive to be a national leader among liberal arts colleges.
Liberal Arts in Los Angeles
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city,
Occidental provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
Explore Your Passions
Oxy’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An Oxy liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
Academic Spotlight
Students talk about how the department has exposed them to interdisciplinary perspectives, intellectual challenge and a safe space to explore new ideas and rethink assumptions.
8:1
student:faculty ratio
17
average class size
284
annual average, sunny days in L.A.
Discover Occidental
A vibrant, small liberal arts college experience in the heart of Los Angeles, one of the most stimulating and creative cities in the world. That’s something you won’t find anywhere else.
The Oxy Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of Oxy in everything that they do.
Alumni
At Occidental, Kristin Oberiano found an invaluable group of faculty mentors that supported her as she delved into American history—as well as her own. As a professor, she aims to provide similar mentorship in her classrooms.
Kristin Oberiano ’16
History, American Studies | Class of 2016
Student
Gavin Griswold ’23 is a third-generation Oxy student who looks forward to working internationally with a purpose after graduation. Oxy is helping him pave that path.
Gavin Griswold
Diplomacy & World Affairs | Class of 2023
Faculty
Meet Katarzyna Marciniak of Media Arts & Culture, who focuses on the aesthetics and politics of transnational visual cultures, particularly on representations of foreignness, immigration, national (un)belonging, and the construction of border zones as sites of contention.
Katarzyna Marciniak
Media Arts & Culture
Alumni
Richard empowers high school students in his Los Angeles community through storytelling, providing them with the tools to tell their own stories through his nonprofit PLUS ME, which was spotlighted at this year’s Super Bowl.
Richard Reyes ’12
Critical Theory & Social Justice | Class of 2012
Student
After building a career in information technology on the East Coast, veteran Lisa Cronican ’22 returned to Los Angeles to fulfill a lifelong goal: completing her Oxy bachelor’s degree after a 25-year hiatus.
Lisa Cronican
Politics | Class of 2022
Faculty
Meet Sharla Fett of American Studies (chair), history and Black Studies, who works in the fields of 19th-century Atlantic World slavery, the antebellum U.S. South, and race, gender and health.
Sharla Fett
American Studies, History, Black Studies
What’s Happening at Oxy
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Behind-the-Scenes Moore Lab of Zoology Tour
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Behind-the-Scenes Moore Lab of Zoology Tour
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Men's Basketball
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Inclusive excellence in STEM higher education is the goal at Oxy—and a new 6-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will continue to support the initiatives centered on equity.
A generous gift from the Choi Family, combined with gifts from other donors, will fund a new campus-wide health promotion program to address the growing need for mental health and wellness education for Oxy students. https://...
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