Whittier College vs Occidental College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Occidental College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,446) than Whittier College ($49,864).
It is harder to admit to Occidental College than Whittier College.
Occidental College has more students with 1,942 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Occidental College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Whittier College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Occidental College has more full-time faculties with 200 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Whittier College and Occidental College.

Whittier College	vs.	Occidental College
Whittier, California	Location	Los Angeles, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,446
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,721

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	40.00 %
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,450
-	ACT Score	33
65 %	Graduation Rate	82 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
70 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,192	Student Population	1,942
114	Number of Faculties	200
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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