Occidental College Rankings: World and Subject Rankings

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Updated on - May 24th, 2022 | 12:23 PM By Anjan Patel

Occidental College's objective is to provide a talented and varied group of students with a comprehensive educational experience that qualifies them for leadership roles in an increasingly complex, interdependent, and pluralistic world. The four cornerstones of this goal are excellence, equity, community, and service. These building pieces have historically served as the foundation for Occidental College's commitment to developing responsible leaders and citizens for the democratic society, in one form or another.

Occidental College Ranking Highlights

Occidental College is a top-performing institution in the Regional Universities category. According to 2022 Best Colleges, it is ranked #80 for Top performers on social mobility by US News. Listed below are the ranking highlights of Occidental College:

  • Ranked #522 for Best Colleges for Gender studies by US News
  • Ranked #80 in Top Performers on Social Mobility by US News
  • Ranked #308 in Best College Locations in America by Niche
  • Ranked #2577 in Openness by Webometrics

Occidental College World Rankings

Occidental College is ranked #160 in the world by Forbes. It is also ranked #26 in the most liberal colleges in America by Niche. ​​Tabulated below are the world rankings of Occidental College:

Ranked by

World Ranking

uniRank

#1101

eduRank

#1560

Webometrics

#1855

uniPage

#3063

Occidental College National Rankings

Occidental College ranks 100th in the US College Rankings 2021 by Times Higher Education. Additionally, it has been ranked #62 in best colleges for Global studies in America by Niche and #66 in best value schools in America by US news. Shown below are the national rankings of Occidental College:

  • Ranked #405 in the United States by eduRank
  • Ranked #413 in the country by Webometrics
  • Ranked #701 in the US by uniPage

Occidental College Rankings by Subject

The subjects are ranked primarily on two factors, global reputation, and contribution to research. In sports, Occidental College is part of the NCAA III. Given below are the subject rankings awarded to Occidental College by Niche Rankings:

Subject

Rankings by Subject

Physics

#71

Environmental Science

#66

Political Science

#79

Economics

#12