Occidental College

1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314
http://www.oxy.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1887
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	1,819
Endowment	279,827,835
Application Deadline	January 10
Application Fee	50
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	January 10
Tuition	33,644
Room/Board	9,042

Services
Associated Firms	investment houses; K-12 schools; arts/film; consulting firms; political/social agencies
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)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, other
Museums	Keck Theater; Mullin Studio and Art Gallery; Moore Ornithology Collection; Smiley Geological Collection; Morse Collection of Astronomical Instruments; superconducting magnet; vivarium; greenhouses
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance
Museums	Keck Theater; Mullin Studio and Art Gallery; Moore Ornithology Collection; Smiley Geological Collection; Morse Collection of Astronomical Instruments; superconducting magnet; vivarium; greenhouses
Periodical Subs	1,230
# of Books	482,386
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	6%
Students in sororities	13%
Campus Size	120 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	70%
College housing types	coed dorms (96%), women's dorms (3%), fraternity housing (1%)
Popular Events	Dance Production; Da Getaway; Club Oxy; Founders Day; Winter Formal; Quad shows; First Tuesday speaker series; New Play Festival
Nearest Airport	Los Angeles (15), Burbank (9)
Nearest Train	Los Angeles (6)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (University of Southern California, University of California--Los
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students 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
Number of Organizations	109
# of fraternities	3
# of sororities	4
Students in fraternities	6%
Students in sororities	13%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Occidental Weekly (weekly)
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