Graduation Rate at Occidental

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Occidental College, the graduation rate is 81 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 90 %, and the transfer-out rate is 11 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 457 students out of 565 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Occidental College.

By gender, 181 male and 276 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total56545780.88%
Men24418174.18%
Women32127685.98%
Occidental College graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Occidental College.

  • Asian: 80.90%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 82.14%
  • Hispanic: 79.49%
  • White: 80.59%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
  • Two or More Race: 82.69%
  • Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Asian80.90%(72/89) 76.47%(26/34) 83.64%(46/55)
Black (Non-Hispanic)82.14%(23/28) 80.00%(8/10) 83.33%(15/18)
Hispanic79.49%(62/78) 72.73%(24/33) 84.44%(38/45)
White80.59%(220/273) 68.64%(81/118) 89.68%(139/155)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00%(2/2) - 100.00%(2/2)
Two or More Race82.69%(43/52) 88.00%(22/25) 77.78%(21/27)
Unknown100.00%(4/4) 100.00%(1/1) 100.00%(3/3)
Occidental College graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Occidental, the transfer-out rate is 11.33%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.90%.

Occidental's retention rate is 90% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 81.48%.


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, 31 of 39 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 79.49%.

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