Private nonprofit · Los Angeles, California
Occidental College: cost, debt and earnings by major
13 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $37,470
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 79%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 44%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,877
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $20,797 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,724 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $25,027 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $23,892 |
| $110,000+ | $53,785 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (13)
- Economics$103,164
- Mathematics$88,080
- Computer Science$82,345 (1 yr)
- Cognitive Science$78,782
- Political Science and Government$72,441
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$71,779
- International Relations and National Security Studies$70,394
- Biology, General$59,985
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$59,542
- Sociology$58,598
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,661 (1 yr)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$39,921 (1 yr)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$32,627 (1 yr)