The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 83.50% where the last year rate was 80%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.80% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 83.50% where the current academic year rate is 80%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Occidental College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 88% | 84% | 90% |
| 2016-17 | 81% | 77% | 83% |
| 2017-18 | 84% | 83% | 85% |
| 2018-19 | 85% | 86% | 85% |
| 2019-20 | 85% | 83% | 87% |
| 2020-21 | 83% | 79% | 86% |
| 2021-22 | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| 2022-23 | 82% | 76% | 87% |
| 2023-24 | 85% | 80% | 88% |
| 2024-25 | 80% | 74% | 85% |
| Average | 83.50% | 80.50% | 85.80% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.30% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Occidental College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9% |
| 2016-17 | 13% |
| 2017-18 | 12% |
| 2018-19 | 11% |
| 2019-20 | 11% |
| 2020-21 | 11% |
| 2021-22 | 12% |
| 2022-23 | 12% |
| 2023-24 | 11% |
| 2024-25 | 11% |
| Average | 11.30% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.80% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Occidental from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 93% | - |
| 2016-17 | 91% | - |
| 2017-18 | 91% | - |
| 2018-19 | 90% | - |
| 2019-20 | 93% | - |
| 2020-21 | 82% | - |
| 2021-22 | 92% | - |
| 2022-23 | 89% | - |
| 2023-24 | 87% | - |
| 2024-25 | 90% | - |
| Average | 89.80% | - |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Occidental College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10:1 |
| 2016-17 | 10:1 |
| 2017-18 | 9:1 |
| 2018-19 | 9:1 |
| 2019-20 | 9:1 |
| 2020-21 | 8:1 |
| 2021-22 | 9:1 |
| 2022-23 | 9:1 |
| 2023-24 | 9:1 |
| 2024-25 | 9:1 |
| Average | 9.10:1 |
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