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Occidental College

Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314

Official telephone: (323) 259-2500
Fax number: (323) 341-4875
Website: https://www.oxy.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,854
Full-time undergraduates: 1,826
Part-time undergraduates: 28
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
17.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
48.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Nonresident Alien
1.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 120 acres
Nearest major city: Los Angeles

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 82%
Percent of students who live off campus: 18%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 200
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's water polo NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; golf; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; water polo; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Hollywood Burbank

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