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4 Year
Los Angeles, CA
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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for Occidental College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$51,071 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$57,546 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$50,552 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$49,927 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$49,860 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$49,500 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$57,864 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$58,924 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$49,516 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$52,678 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$50,668 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$50,269 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$58,494 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for Occidental College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$364 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$5,823 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$3,644 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$5,782 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$3,917 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$4,981 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$1,290 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$376 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$854 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$9,194 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$20,024 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$5,396 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$2,339 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$1,706 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$324 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$14,924 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$12,690 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$17,290 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$27,546 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$9,786 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$1,504 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$36,074 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Occidental College
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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$22,125 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Occidental College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$1,864 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$3,586 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$4,756 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$4,206 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$876 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$780 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$20,728 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$12,598 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,286 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$1,092 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$1,771 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$1,016 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$4,414 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$3,076 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$3,326 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$902 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$2,618 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$1,326 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$40,416 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$726 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$1,832 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$2,686 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$5,246 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$366 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$9,164 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$1,830 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$4,634 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$624 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$4,496 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$4,460 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$2,224 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$7,625 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$1,558 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$4,520 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$2,765 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$354 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$1,096 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$124 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$744 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$316 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$968 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$19,454 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$25,770 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$1,083 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$33,085 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$3,060 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026