82%
Graduation Rate
12%
Transfer-out Rate
89%
Retention Rate
At Occidental College, the graduation rate is 82 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 89 %, and the transfer-out rate is 12 %, as of August 31, 2023.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 67.46% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 415 students out of 502 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Occidental College.
By gender, 167 male and 248 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
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| Total | 502 | 415 | 82.67% |
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| Men | 219 | 167 | 76.26% |
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| Women | 283 | 248 | 87.63% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Occidental College.
- Asian: 85.14%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 84.38%
- Hispanic: 75.41%
- White: 86.51%
- Two or More Race: 74.29%
- Unknown: 88.89%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
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| Asian | 85.14%(63/74) |
81.25%(26/32) |
88.10%(37/42) |
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| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 84.38%(27/32) |
66.67%(6/9) |
91.30%(21/23) |
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| Hispanic | 75.41%(46/61) |
56.00%(14/25) |
88.89%(32/36) |
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| White | 86.51%(218/252) |
82.11%(101/123) |
90.70%(117/129) |
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| Two or More Race | 74.29%(26/35) |
75.00%(9/12) |
73.91%(17/23) |
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| Unknown | 88.89%(8/9) |
75.00%(3/4) |
100.00%(5/5) |
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Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Occidental, the transfer-out rate is 12.95%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.60%.
Occidental's retention rate is 89% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 80.87%.
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Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Occidental College, 27 of 39 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 56.72%.