Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Occidental

At Occidental College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 40.77%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 39.40%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.00%, and the 2023 yield is 21.38%. The number of Occidental applicants decreased by -2.93% (190 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 40.77%, and this year's acceptance rate is 39.40% at Occidental College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 38.84% and women students' rate is 42.11%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Occidental College over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 39.32% 36.95% 41.14%
2013-14 42.39%
3.08%
39.48%
3.22%
44.35%
3.22%
2014-15 42.04%
-0.36%
39.93%
-0.85%
43.50%
-0.85%
2015-16 44.87%
2.83%
43.65%
2.21%
45.71%
2.21%
2016-17 45.81%
0.95%
43.79%
1.54%
47.26%
1.54%
2017-18 41.79%
-4.02%
41.85%
-5.51%
41.75%
-5.51%
2018-19 37.30%
-4.48%
36.54%
-3.93%
37.81%
-3.93%
2019-20 36.69%
-0.61%
35.67%
-0.48%
37.33%
-0.48%
2020-21 40.90%
4.21%
39.10%
4.66%
41.99%
4.66%
2021-22 38.00%
-2.90%
34.01%
-0.99%
41.00%
-0.99%
2022-23 39.40%
1.40%
36.28%
0.37%
41.37%
0.37%
Average 40.77% 38.84% 42.11%
Occidental College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.00% where the current academic year yield is 21.38%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Occidental College from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 21.97% 23.96% 20.60%
2013-14 21.29%
-0.68%
24.17%
-1.04%
19.57%
-1.04%
2014-15 21.40%
0.11%
23.67%
0.38%
19.95%
0.38%
2015-16 19.53%
-1.86%
20.04%
-0.75%
19.20%
-0.75%
2016-17 17.10%
-2.43%
18.72%
-3.17%
16.02%
-3.17%
2017-18 19.92%
2.82%
20.37%
3.60%
19.63%
3.60%
2018-19 20.84%
0.92%
23.09%
-0.23%
19.40%
-0.23%
2019-20 20.42%
-0.42%
24.28%
-1.31%
18.09%
-1.31%
2020-21 14.16%
-6.26%
15.89%
-4.90%
13.19%
-4.90%
2021-22 22.00%
7.84%
24.94%
6.81%
20.00%
6.81%
2022-23 21.38%
-0.62%
23.36%
0.28%
20.28%
0.28%
Average 20.00% 22.04% 18.72%
Occidental College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,536, the average number of admitted is 2,656, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 528. The number of Occidental applicants decreased by -2.93% (190 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Occidental College from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 6,135 2,412 530
2013-14 6,072
-63
2,574
18
548
18
2014-15 6,071
-1
2,552
-2
546
-2
2015-16 5,911
-160
2,652
-28
518
-28
2016-17 6,409
498
2,936
-16
502
-16
2017-18 6,775
366
2,831
62
564
62
2018-19 7,281
506
2,716
2
566
2
2019-20 7,501
220
2,752
-4
562
-4
2020-21 6,939
-562
2,838
-160
402
-160
2021-22 6,495
-444
2,468
141
543
141
2022-23 6,305
-190
2,484
-12
531
-12
Average 6,536 2,656 528
Occidental College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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