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Occidental Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,462
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 73%
Average Aid Amount $35,721
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 424
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 79%

Financial Aid Information at Occidental

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,462 students (73% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $35,721. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 424 students (79% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Occidental College is $63,446, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 1,462 students (73% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $35,721. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Occidental College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Occidental College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,46273%$35,721
Pell Grants34017%$4,946
Federal Student Loans77339%$6,028

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 424 beginning students (79% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 412 students (77% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Occidental College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Occidental College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid42479%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources40476%$33,025
Federal Grants8015%$9,018
Pell Grants8015%$5,382
Other Federal Grants7414%$3,931
State/Local Grants407%$9,043
Institutional Grants40375%$30,419
Student Loans23043%$8,272
Federal Student Loans22041%$5,001
Other Student Loans11421%$7,038