by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Oxy? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Oxy. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the standard college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Oxy total enrollment is approximately 1,932 students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Oxy undergraduate population is made up of 59.2% women, and 40.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Oxy Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 918 | 47.6% |
| Hispanic | 335 | 17.4% |
| Asian | 258 | 13.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 217 | 11.2% |
| International | 83 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 4.1% |
| Unknown | 37 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 918 | 47.6% |
| Hispanic | 335 | 17.4% |
| Asian | 258 | 13.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 217 | 11.2% |
| International | 83 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 4.1% |
| Unknown | 37 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
Occidental College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 53.0% |
| Asian | 17.2% |
| Hispanic | 11.1% |
| Unknown | 10.1% |
| Black or African American | 7.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.5% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,144 female students and 788 male students at Oxy.
Occidental College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 35 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| California | 217 | 46.9% |
| Washington | 36 | 7.8% |
| New York | 25 | 5.4% |
| Oregon | 22 | 4.8% |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 3.9% |
Oxy welcomes about 4.3% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Oxy, 88.9% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 909 | 48.3% |
| 20-21 | 764 | 40.6% |
| 22-24 | 173 | 9.2% |
| Under 18 | 28 | 1.5% |
| 25-29 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 35 and over | 3 | 0.2% |
| 30-34 | 1 | 0.1% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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