College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1887 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
1,819 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$279,827,835 |
Application Deadline: |
January 10 |
Application Fee: |
$50 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$33,644 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$9,042 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
109 |
Honor Societies: |
Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Chi Sigma (chemistry); Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (music); Sigma Alpha Iota (music-women); Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics); Psi Chi (psychology); Mortar Board; National Residence Hall Honorary |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Buddhist Meditation Group, Canterbury/Augsberg, Newman Catholic Community, LDS Student Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Hillel, Progressive Christians Uniting |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Armenian Students Assn. ; Asian-Pacific Islander Alliance; Black Student Alliance; Chinese Culture Club; First Nations; EKTA (Southeast Asian Club); J@Oxy (Japan at Oxy); Korean Student Assn. ; MEChA/ALAS; Pilipino United Student Organization: Multicultural Alliance |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Blyth Student Investment Fund; Bad Movie Club; I Ka Poli O Hawai'i; Occidental Rock Climbing Club; Cloud 9 Snow/Surf Club; Queer-Straight Alliance; Anime and Asian Film Club; American Medical Student Assn. ; Chess Club; Occidental Dance Theater; Occidental Venture Assn. ; Student-Alumni Relations Club; History Society; OxyConscious; College Republicans; Oxy Dance Team; Opera Club; Rotaract; Ultimate Frisbee; Jazz Band; Occidental Review Arts and Literary Magazine; Sailing Interest Club; Rugby (men's and women's); Yoga Club |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Occidental Weekly (weekly) |
Number of Fraternities: |
3 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
1 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
6% |
Number of Sororities: |
4 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
2 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
13% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
N/A |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, other |
Local Hiring Firms: |
investment houses; K-12 schools; arts/film; consulting firms; political/social agencies |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
482,386 |
Library Facilities: |
Music Library; Chemistry and Physics Reading Rooms (journals); access to 14,619 electronic journal titles; member of Link+, which gives students ability to access books at 30 member libraries in California and Nevada; access to Lexis/Nexis, Proquest and other online databases |
Museums |
Keck Theater; Mullin Studio and Art Gallery; Moore Ornithology Collection; Smiley Geological Collection; Morse Collection of Astronomical Instruments; superconducting magnet; vivarium; greenhouses |
Computers Available: |
300 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
25 |
Wired Labs: |
0 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
1,800 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms (96%), women's dorms (3%), fraternity housing (1%) |
Sprinkler System: |
7% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
120 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Los Angeles (15), Burbank (9) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Los Angeles (6) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Los Angeles (6) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Southern California, University of California--Los |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Southern California, University of California--Los |
Alcohol Permitted: |
Yes |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other |
Popular Events: |
Dance Production; Da Getaway; Club Oxy; Founders Day; Winter Formal; Quad shows; First Tuesday speaker series; New Play Festival |
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