Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Occidental College is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.9% of undergraduate students being women and 42.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,964, with 1,138 women and 826 men.
- men 42.1% 826 students
- women 57.9% 1,138 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 46.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 917 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 15.7% of the student body, with 308 students. Asian students represent 13.4% of the population, with 263 students, while Mixed race students account for 11.0%, with 217 students. African American students account for 4.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 89 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 3 students.
International students make up 6.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 124 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.2% of the population, totaling 43 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Occidental College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 46.7% 917 students
- Hispanic 15.7% 308 students
- Asian 13.4% 263 students
- Mixed race 11.0% 217 students
- International students 6.3% 124 students
- African American 4.5% 89 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 43 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 3 students
Transfer Students
- White 51.7% 15 students
- Hispanic 24.1% 7 students
- Asian 6.9% 2 students
- African American 6.9% 2 students
- Mixed race 3.4% 1 students
- Unknown race 3.4% 1 students
- International students 3.4% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 48% 933 students
- 18-19 43% 849 students
- 22-24 7% 145 students
- 25-29 0% 4 students
- 30-34 0% 3 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Occidental College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 190 | 37.92% | |
| Washington | 45 | 8.98% | |
| New York | 40 | 7.98% | |
| Illinois | 21 | 4.19% | |
| Mississippi | 21 | 4.19% | |
| Texas | 18 | 3.59% | |
| Oregon | 17 | 3.39% | |
| District of Columbia | 13 | 2.59% | |
| Minnesota | 12 | 2.40% | |
| Virginia | 12 | 2.40% | |
| Colorado | 11 | 2.20% | |
| New Jersey | 11 | 2.20% | |
| Connecticut | 10 | 2.00% | |
| Maryland | 10 | 2.00% | |
| Hawaii | 9 | 1.80% | |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 1.60% | |
| Arizona | 7 | 1.40% | |
| Florida | 7 | 1.40% | |
| Nevada | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% |
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