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Occidental Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,493
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 75%
Average Aid Amount $36,268
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 431
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 81%

Financial Aid Information at Occidental

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,493 students (75% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $36,268. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 431 students (81% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Occidental College is $66,274, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,493 students (75% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $36,268. 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 aid1,49375%$36,268
Pell Grants31716%$5,208
Federal Student Loans77039%$6,049

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 431 beginning students (81% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 427 students (80% 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 Aid43181%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources41278%$33,523
Federal Grants8015%$7,841
Pell Grants8015%$5,291
Other Federal Grants6813%$3,000
State/Local Grants387%$9,358
Institutional Grants41177%$31,213
Student Loans21340%$7,428
Federal Student Loans20539%$4,977
Other Student Loans9318%$6,042