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. 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).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 502 | 415 | 82.67% |
| Men | 219 | 167 | 76.26% |
| Women | 283 | 248 | 87.63% |
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%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 85.14%(63/74) | 81.25%(26/32) | 88.10%(37/42) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 84.38%(27/32) | 66.67%(6/9) | 91.30%(21/23) |
| Hispanic | 75.41%(46/61) | 56.00%(14/25) | 88.89%(32/36) |
| White | 86.51%(218/252) | 82.11%(101/123) | 90.70%(117/129) |
| Two or More Race | 74.29%(26/35) | 75.00%(9/12) | 73.91%(17/23) |
| Unknown | 88.89%(8/9) | 75.00%(3/4) | 100.00%(5/5) |
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%.
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 69.23%.