2012 factbook

Occidental College FactbookAcademic Year 2011-2012

Internal Use Only DRAFT - June 25, 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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2 Headcount Enrollment4 Enrollment by State/Country6 Student Housing7 Athletics and Student Clubs8 Student Majors

10 Admissions: Applicants11 Admissions: Admits12 Admissions: Matriculants13 Admissions: Fall 2013 Summary14 Retention and Graduation15 Graduation: Total Degrees16 Financial Aid17 Tuition, Fees, Room and Board18 Endowment and Budget19 Class Sizes & Student-Faculty Ratio20 Faculty: Demographics22 Staff23 Board of Trustees

2HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT

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American Indian or Alaska Native

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HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT 3

Headcount Enrollment

Headcount 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Percent of Total

Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Total 1877 1868 1989 2102 2132 1.4% 13.6% Undergraduate 1863 1846 1972 2089 2123 99.6% 1.6% 14.0% Graduate 14 22 17 13 9 0.4% -30.8% -35.7%

-30.8% -35.7%Women 1060 1044 1127 1191 1215 57.0% 2.0% 14.6%Men 817 824 862 911 917 43.0% 0.7% 12.2%

0.7% 12.2%White 1096 1091 1181 1188 1182 55.4% -0.5% 7.8%Asian 262 278 317 338 367 17.2% 8.6% 40.1%Hispanic or Latino 288 270 264 295 284 13.3% -3.7% -1.4%Black or African American 114 109 111 119 127 6.0% 6.7% 11.4%International 39 41 38 55 68 3.2% 23.6% 74.4%American Indian or Alaska Native 14 18 23 37 43 2.0% 16.2% 207.1%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A 16 15 0.7% -6.3% N/AUnknown 64 61 55 54 46 2.2% -14.8% -28.1%Percent Students of Color 38.2% 38.2% 37.7% 39.6% 40.8% 1.2% 6.8%

California Resident 841 831 894 932 953 44.7% 2.3% 13.3%Out of State 997 996 1057 1115 1,111 52.1% -0.4% 11.4%International 39 41 38 55 68 3.2% 23.6% 74.4%

Full-time 1847 1849 1966 2085 2116 99.2% 1.5% 14.6%Part-time 30 19 23 17 16 0.8% -5.9% -46.7%

Fulltime Equivalent (FTE) 1862.3 1854.6 1976.7 2092.9 2124.92 1.5% 14.1%First-Generation College Students 290 293 300 346 340 15.9% -1.7% 17.2%

FALL OF: Undergraduate and Graduate

Sources: Banner SZRCENS and SPBPERS tables; Registrar Census reports

ENROLLMENT BY STATE/COUNTRY 4

Top Home States for Fall 2010 Enrolled Students

California46%

Washington8%

Oregon6%

New York4%

Massachusetts4%

Other States32%

5ENROLLMENT BY STATE/COUNTRY

Enrollment by State/Country STATE COUNT STATE COUNT

California 953 Indiana 7Washington 158 Alaska 6Oregon 115 Florida 6New York 93 Idaho 6Massachusetts 88 Rhode Island 6Colorado 69 Georgia 4Hawaii 56 Iowa 4Texas 55 Tennessee 4Arizona 47 Kansas 3Connecticut 37 Louisiana 3Illinois 37 Oklahoma 3Minnesota 36 South Carolina 3New Mexico 28 Vermont 3Maryland 25 Wisconsin 3New Jersey 25 Maine 2Pennsylvania 24 Alabama 1Non-US High School 23 Delaware 1Washington, DC 16 Guam 1New Hampshire 14 Kentucky 1Michigan 13 Montana 1Ohio 13 Nebraska 1Nevada 12 Total 2064Utah 12Virginia 11Missouri 10North Carolina 8Indiana 7

Source: Banner GOBINTL, SORHSCH, and SOBSBGI tables

COUNTRY COUNTEngland, United Kingdom 12Canada 5India 5South Korea 5Hong Kong 4Germany 3

Indonesia 3People's Republic of China 3Singapore 3Vietnam 3France 2Jamaica 2Mexico 2Spain 2Taiwan, Republic of China 2Austria 1Bosnia and Herzegovina 1Botswana 1Guatemala 1Italy 1Japan 1Jordan 1Malaysia 1Netherlands 1Niger 1Serbia 1Ukraine 1

Total 68

6STUDENT HOUSING

Student Housing: On-and Off-Campus

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Total 1863 1846 1972 2089 2123 1.6% 14.0%Housing Capacity 1313 1450 1565 1657 1671Housing Capacity 1313 1450 1565 1657 1657 0.8% 27.3%Living On-Campus 1312 1377 1522 1624 1634 0.6% 24.5%% Living On-Campus 70.4% 74.6% 77.2% 77.7% 77.0% -0.7% 6.5%Housing Capacity 1313 1450 1565 1657 1671Studying Abroad or Off-Campus Program 76 84 99 89 112 25.8% 47.4%% Studying Abroad or Off-Campus Program 4.1% 4.6% 5.0% 4.3% 5.3% 23.8% 29.3%Housing Capacity 1313 1450 1565 1657 1671Living Off-Campus 475 385 351 376 377 0.3% -20.6%% Living Off Campus 25.5% 20.9% 17.8% 18.0% 17.8% -0.2% -7.7%

FALL OF:

Studying Abroad 5.3%

Living Off Campus17.8%

Living on Campus77.0%

Living on Campus Studying Abroad Living Off Campus

Source: Banner SLRRASG table, Residence Life

7ATHLETICS & STUDENT CLUBS

ATHLETICS & STUDENT CLUBS2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Change

1 YearChange 5 Years

Number of Men's Varsity Sports 10 10 10 10 10 0% 0%Number of Male Varsity Athletes 225 224 212 232 232 0% 3%

Number of Women's Varsity Sports 9 10 11 12 11 -8% 22%Number of Female Varsity Athletes 149 151 159 170 178 5% 19%

Number of Student Clubs 112 105 82 105 102 -3% -9%

Sources: Banner SGRSPRT

8STUDENT MAJORS

STUDENT MAJORS - Fall 2011

Source: Banner SZTCLSR & SZVENRL tables

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American Studies 16 17 12 12 10 -16.7% -37.5%Art History/Visual Arts 102 79 83 89 92 3.4% -9.8%Biochemistry 49 39 40 43 52 20.9% 6.1%Biology 93 91 102 126 136 7.9% 46.2%Chemistry 18 17 20 28 31 10.7% 72.2%Cognitive Science 15 15 20 25 37 48.0% 146.7%Critical Theory/Social Justice 57 37 34 38 41 7.9% -28.1%Diplomacy and World Affairs 116 119 122 145 145 0.0% 25.0%East Asian Studies N/A N/A 1 28 17 -39.3% N/AEconomics 163 164 183 183 205 12.0% 25.8%Engl/Comp Lit Studies 100 90 82 92 91 -1.1% -9.0%Geology 16 13 16 21 25 19.0% 56.3%Group Language 13 16 15 13 12 -7.7% -7.7%History 70 68 69 71 77 8.5% 10.0%Independent Pattern of Study 6 2 3 3 3 0.0% -50.0%Kinesiology 38 48 49 53 72 35.8% 89.5%Latino/a and Latin American Studies N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 N/A N/AMathematics 31 32 31 41 39 -4.9% 25.8%Music 19 19 16 16 15 -6.3% -21.1%Philosophy 26 16 14 14 19 35.7% -26.9%Physics 28 22 24 41 43 4.9% 53.6%Politics 65 66 65 81 83 2.5% 27.7%Psychology 85 83 89 104 117 12.5% 37.6%Religious Studies 26 29 33 27 23 -14.8% -11.5%Sociology 70 77 93 90 77 -14.4% 10.0%Spanish, French, and Russian 43 45 45 66 57 -13.6% 32.6%Theater 53 47 45 37 33 -10.8% -37.7%Urban/Environmental Policy 58 72 67 78 82 5.1% 41.4%Undeclared 464 511 596 578 572 -1.0% 23.3%Total 1907 1881 2015 2143 2212 3.2% 16.0%

10ADMISSION: APPLICANTS

Source: Banner RZBAPPL table as of July 1, 2012


Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Total 5792 6013 5882 6112 6135 0.4% 5.9%Admit Rate 39.3% 43.0% 41.9% 38.7% 39.3% 0.6% 0.0%

Women 3343 3435 3348 3499 3469 56.5% -0.9% 3.8%Men 2449 2578 2534 2613 2666 43.5% 2.0% 8.9%AsianAsian 922 1097 1103 1312 1302 21.2% -0.8% 41.2%Black 343 360 396 389 467 7.6% 20.1% 36.2%International 482 509 441 458 552 9.0% 20.5% 14.5%Latino/a 779 909 866 988 975 15.9% -1.3% 25.2%Native American 82 75 82 95 113 1.8% 18.9% 37.8%Other 65 47 42 35 44 0.7% 25.7% -32.3%Unknown 276 176 159 136 69 1.1% -49.3% -75.0%White 2843 2840 2793 2699 2613 42.6% -3.2% -8.1%

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California Resident 2756 3077 3096 3433 3303 53.8% -3.8% 19.8%Out of State 2554 2427 2345 2221 2280 37.2% 2.7% -10.7%International 482 509 441 458 552 9.0% 20.5% 14.5%

TRANSFERS 372 456 464 449 478 6.5% 28.5%

FALL OF:

ADMISSIONS: APPLICANTS

11ADMISSIONS: ADMITS


Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Total 2279 2583 2466 2368 2412 1.9% 5.8%Matriculation Rate 20.5% 22.3% 23.2% 22.7% 22.8% 0.1% 2.3%

Women 1336 1520 1437 1413 1427 59.2% 1.0% 6.8%Men 943 1063 1029 955 985 40.8% 3.1% 4.5%

Asian 402 476 506 492 507 21.0% 3.0% 26.1%Black 143 147 155 161 161 6.7% 0.0% 12.6%International 57 74 67 94 119 4.9% 26.6% 108.8%Latino/a 268 302 312 282 266 11.0% -5.7% -0.7%Native American 38 30 34 32 32 1.3% 0.0% -15.8%Other 23 22 25 18 26 1.1% 44.4% 13.0%Unknown 107 59 49 56 23 1.0% -58.9% -78.5%White 1241 1473 1318 1233 1278 53.0% 3.6% 3.0%

California Resident 1065 1210 1206 1172 1128 46.8% -3.8% 5.9%Out of State 1157 1299 1193 1102 1165 48.3% 5.7% 0.7%International 57 74 67 94 119 4.9% 26.6% 108.8%

TRANSFERS 133 102 88 121 117 -3.3% -12.0%

FALL OF: ADMISSIONS: ADMITS


12ADMISSION: MATRICULANTS


Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Total 467 576 573 537 549 2.2% 17.6%

Women 268 331 320 301 304 55.4% 1.0% 13.4%Men 199 245 253 236 245 44.6% 3.8% 23.1%

1Asian 70 105 102 96 99 18.0% 3.1% 41.4%Black 37 33 31 40 48 8.7% 20.0% 29.7%International 10 8 16 21 18 3.3% -14.3% 80.0%Latino/a 59 70 92 68 79 14.4% 16.2% 33.9%Native American 4 8 2 5 7 1.3% 40.0% 75.0%Other 2 19 6 10 1.8% 66.7% 400.0%Unknown 14 7 8 9 10 1.8% 11.1% -28.6%White 271 345 303 292 278 50.6% -4.8% 2.6%

California Resident 203 257 258 250 221 40.3% -11.6% 8.9%Out of State 254 311 299 266 310 56.5% 16.5% 22.0%International 10 8 16 21 18 3.3% -14.3% 80.0%

Median SATV (Critical Reading) 640 650 640 650 650 0.0% 1.6%Median SATM (Math) 640 650 650 650 650 0.0% 1.6%Median SATW (Writing) 650 660 650 660 660 0.0% 1.5%Median Combined SAT 1930 1960 1935 1950 1960 0.5% 1.6%Median ACT Composite 29 30 29 29.5 30 1.7% 3.4%Mean High School GPA 3.58 3.59 3.60 3.59 3.67 2.2% 2.5%

TRANSFERS 52 41 35 40 50 25.0% -3.8%

FALL OF:ADMISSIONS: MATRICULANTS


13ADMISSIONS: FALL 2013

Headcount Applicants Admits Matriculants

FRESHMAN TOTAL 6135 2412 549Yield/Matriculation Rates 39.3% 22.8%

Women 3469 1427 304Men 2666 985 245

Asian 1302 507 99Black 467 161 48International 552 119 18Latino/a 975 266 79Native American 113 32 7Other 44 26 10Unknown 69 23 10White 2613 1278 278

California Resident 3303 1128 221Out of State 2280 1165 310International 552 119 18

TRANSFERS TOTAL 478 117 50Yield/Matriculation Rates 24.5% 42.7%

ADMISSIONS: FALL 2012 SUMMARY


14RETENTION & GRADUATION

Source: Banner SGRCHRT, SHRDGMR tables

Headcount 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Entering Cohort Size 436 458 458 467 576 573 537

RetentionPercent Returning for …… Fall of 2nd Year 90.1% 91.5% 94.1% 90.8% 94.1% 90.4%… Fall of 3rd Year 85.1% 85.4% 89.1% 87.4% 88.4%… Fall of 4th Year 81.7% 83.8% 86.5% 83.1%

GraduationPercent Graduating ……within 4 Years or Less 80.7% 80.1% 82.8% 79.2%… within 6 Years or Less 83.5% 84.1% 85.4%

RETENTION & GRADUATION BY COHORT

15GRADUATION: TOTAL DEGREES

Source: Banner SHRDGMR, SZTCLSR tables

Degree 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*

Bachelors (AB) 438 467 410 474 440 450 467 410 474 440 450 448 438

Double-Majors 17 27 24 21 42 36 38 24 34 24 37 38 40

GRADUATION: DEGREES AWARDED

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Graduation Counts- B.A.

*as of June 1, 2012

16FINANCIAL AID

FINANCIAL AID: UNDERGRADUATES

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Percent receiving Financial Aid 78.0% 78.8% 78.7% 78.1% 76.6% -1.5% -1.4%Percent receiving a Pell Grant 19.3% 19.2% 21.1% 23.7% 22.8% -0.9% 3.5%Percent receiving an Institutional Grant 71.5% 72.9% 72.7% 73.0% 71.6% -0.9% 0.6%Average Institutional Grant $17,077 $17,946 $19,835 $21,419 $24,124 11.3% 39.6%

Source: Financial Aid

Fall of:

TUITION, FEES, ROOM & BOARD

TUITION, FEES, ROOM & BOARD2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Change


Tuition 36,160 37,970 39,870 41,860 43,490 3.9% 20.3%Fees 911 965 1,069 1,011 1,081 6.9% 18.6%Room & Board 10,820 11,360 11,980 11,990 12,458 3.9% 15.1%

TOTAL 47,891 50,295 52,919 54,861 57,029 4.0% 19.1%

Source: Financial Aid

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18ENDOWMENT & BUDGET

ENDOWMENT & OPERATING BUDGET2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Change


Endowment at End of Fiscal Year ($000,000) 378.0 360.0 273.8 297.9 342.4 14.9% -9.4%

Operating Budget ($000,000) Gross 89.1 94.1 103.6 109.3 120.0 9.8% 34.8% Net of Financial Aid 68.5 72.0 79.3 82.0 87.8 7.1% 28.2%

Tuition Discount Rate 34.9% 36.5% 37.5% 39.0% 40.0% 1.0% 5.1%

Source: Business Office

19 CLASS SIZES & RATIO

Source: Banner SZVSECT table

CLASS SIZES & STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO

Headcount 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Average Class Size 20.4 18.3 19.4 18.9 18.2 -3.5% -10.6%

Percent of Classes with: 2-9 students 12.5% 16.9% 14.1% 16.2% 19.6% 3.4% 7.1% 10-19 students 41.6% 45.6% 44.2% 41.9% 39.2% -2.7% -2.4% 20-29 students 27.8% 24.6% 25.1% 29.0% 27.4% -1.6% -0.4% 30-39 students 15.6% 10.6% 15.2% 10.5% 11.8% 1.2% -3.9% 40-49 students 2.2% 2.0% 0.6% 2.1% 1.6% -0.4% -0.6% 50-99 students 0.3% 0.3% 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1%

Fall of:

Headcount 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Student-Faculty Ratio 9.8 9.1 9.4 9.4 10.1

Note: Figures based on Lectures, Seminars, and Labs

20FACULTY: DEMOGRAPHICS

Headcount 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 1 Year

Change 5 Years

Full-Time 157 163 169 187 184 -1.6% 17.2%Percent Full-Time 69.8% 64.4% 65.8% 68.8% 69.4% 0.6% -0.4%Part-Time 68 90 88 85 81 -4.7% 19.1%Percent Part-Time 30.1% 35.5% 34.2% 31.2% 30.6% -0.6% 0.5%

FULL-TIME ONLYTenured and Tenure-Track 131 134 139 141 141 0.0% 7.6% Full 71 74 74 77 79 2.6% 11.3% Associate 22 22 21 21 24 14.3% 9.1%

Assistant 38 38 44 43 38 -11.6% 0.0%Not on Tenure Track 26 29 30 46 43 -6.5% 65.4%

With PhD 140 146 146 164 164 0.0% 17.1%% with PhD 89.2% 89.6% 86.4% 87.7% 89.1% 1.4% -0.1%With Terminal Degree 146 153 155 173 173 0.0% 18.5%% with Terminal Degree 93.0% 93.9% 91.7% 92.5% 94.0% 1.5% 1.0%

FACULTY: DEMOGRAPHICS

Source: Dean’s Office

21FACULTY: DEMOGRAPHICS

FACULTY: DEMOGRAPHICSFull-Time 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Percent of

TotalTotal 163 169 187 184

Women 76 81 88 89 48%Men 87 88 99 95 52%

White 111 114 128 128 70%Asian 22 20 20 21 11%Hispanic or Latino 18 19 21 18 10%Black or African American 11 11 13 12 7%Unknown 1 5 5 5 2%

Part-Time 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Percent of Total

Total 90 88 85 81

Women 36 36 36 35 43%Men 54 52 49 46 57%

White 57 56 57 47 58%Asian 6 5 7 7 9%Hispanic or Latino 11 9 8 10 12%Black or African American 7 4 5 2 2%Unknown 9 14 8 15 19%

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Black or African American, 12

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22STAFF

Sources: Human Resources, Business Office, IPEDS

STAFFHeadcount 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Change


Part-Time 27 30 23 33 23 -30.3% -14.8%Full-Time 385 387 410 426 428 0.5% 11.2% Exec/Admin/Managerial 44 47 52 55 55 0.0% 25.0% Other Professionals 123 122 137 142 138 -2.8% 12.2% Technical and Paraprofessionals 17 18 18 20 21 5.0% 23.5% Clerical and Secretarial 73 69 69 75 75 0.0% 2.7% Skilled Crafts 6 6 7 7 7 0.0% 16.7% Service/Maintenance 122 125 127 127 132 3.9% 8.2%

23BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chair John R. Farmer

Vice Chairs Christopher C. Calkins '67

Stephen D. Rountree ‘71

Members of the Board Peter Adamson '84 Gary Steven Findley ‘76 Susan Mallory ‘76Patricia L. Alireza ‘94 J. Eugene Grigsby III ‘66 Janet McIntyre '96David Anderson '63 Ronald R. Hahn ‘66 Robert Neithart '87Carl Ballton, '69 Fred Hameetman '61 Joan A. Payden David W. Berkus '62 P'95 Octavio V. Herrera '98 John B. Power '58John G. Branca '72 Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. ‘55 Valerie Reece '73 Eileen Anisgarten Brown '73 Julie Dees Johnson '61 Steven R. Robinson '77 Anne Cannon ‘74 William M. Kahane '70 Richard Rugani '75Don Conlan John Keister '89 Janette Sadik-Khan '82Hector DeLaTorre '89 Barbara Kemp Catherine Young Selleck '55Gloria Duffy '75 Charlene Conrad Liebau Robert A. SkotheimLouise Edgerton '67 Gordon MacInnes '63 Andrea Van de Kamp

Christopher Varelas '85

Ex Officio Jonathan Veitch, President, Occidental CollegeSilva Zeneian '01, President, Alumni Board of Governors

Jonathan Veitch, PresidentBarbara Avery, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of StudentsVince Cuseo, Vice President and Dean for Admission and Financial AidJorge Gonzalez, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the CollegeMichael P. Groener, Vice President for AdministrationAmos Himmelstein, Vice President for Finance and PlanningPamela McQuesten, Vice President for Information Resources and Chief Information OfficerShelby Radcliffe, Vice President of Institutional Advancement

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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