About Oxy
Occidental isn’t just any liberal arts college. It fully integrates the liberal arts and sciences with the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city.2022-23 Barack Obama Scholars Selected for Re-Imagined Program
The prestigious leadership training program has been re-imagined to make it available to more students based on their undergraduate performance and interests.Academics at Oxy
Occidental offers a transformational liberal arts education that is anchored by our exceptional faculty and the resources of Los Angeles.
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
Through Oxy’s one-of-a-kind program, motivated students get hands-on experience in public-interest law.
12%
first-gen students, Class of 2026
531
first-year students, Class of 2026
39%
admit rate, Class of 2026
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.
Faculty
Meet Stephen Klemm of Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture, who teaches courses in German language, literature and culture, always with an eye toward their mutual interaction and co-constitution.
Stephen Klemm
Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture
Alumni
Astrobiologist Jason Dworkin ’91 has devoted the better part of two decades to a NASA mission to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.
Jason Dworkin ’91
Biochemistry | Class of 1991
Student
At Oxy, Mikayla Woods is focused on Blackness through an interdisciplinary lens as she pursues her goal of eventually earning a Ph.D. in Black Studies. She is finding inspiration and support from her faculty mentors every step of the way.
Mikayla Woods
Black Studies, American Studies, English | Class of 2025
Faculty
Meet Igor Logvinenko of Diplomacy & World Affairs, whose teaching and research examines global political economy and its relationship to politics and policymaking in low/middle-income countries.
Igor Logvinenko
Diplomacy & World Affairs
Alumni
Shanna’s academic experiences in the Critical Theory & Social Justice major and social justice work in post-Katrina New Orleans laid the foundation for a career dedicated to service.
Shanna Devine ’08
Critical Theory & Social Justice | Class of 2008
Student
When Radha Arora began her college search, she knew she wanted to stay in California and study economics at a liberal arts college. But what brought her to Oxy was something less tangible.
Radha Arora
Economics | Class of 2023
What’s Happening at Oxy
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Men's Basketball
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Women's Basketball
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Fellowships Pizza and Chat
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Opening Reception - Kenturah Davis: Dark Illumination
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Scholar, artist, and associate professor of religious studies and African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia Ashon Crawley will join campus this month for a special residency.
In the latest Oxy Talk flash leture, Professor of Psychology @andrewshtulman challenges the myth that children's imaginations are fully formed and only decline with age. Find more Oxy Talks at https://t.co/00sFbX7R3X....
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