FourYearCost

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CAPrivate nonprofitRank 1684 of 1,732Traditional rank 1117 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$33,523
412 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$37,314
1,081 recipients
The drop
−$3,791
-11.3% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$33,523Later years$37,314

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$18,872
$30–48k$18,801
$48–75k$17,577
$75–110k$28,983
$110k+$55,885

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$60,566
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$63,446
Change$2,880 (+4.8%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$18,284

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$54,6862018-19$56,5762019-20$56,5762020-21$58,4262021-22$60,5662022-23$63,4462023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +16.0% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$43,0472020-21$44,8532021-22$47,1132022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years85%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)87%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants15%
Freshmen taking federal loans39%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,977
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)−$3,726

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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Chapman University$33,274$4,582
Soka University of America$33,951−$3,723
Pepperdine University$32,986−$3,000
University of La Verne$34,314$9,543
University of San Francisco$32,492$5,129

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