Liberal Arts in Los Angeles
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city, Occidental provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
Explore Your Passions
Oxy’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An Oxy liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
Academic Spotlight
Through Oxy’s one-of-a-kind program, motivated students get hands-on experience in public-interest law.
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Discover Occidental
A vibrant, small liberal arts college experience in the heart of Los Angeles, one of the most stimulating and creative cities in the world. That’s something you won’t find anywhere else.
At Occidental
Oxy combines the liberal arts and sciences with the global city of Los Angeles to put theory into practice and ideas into action.
The Oxy Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of Oxy in everything that they do.
When disaster struck his native Santa Cruz in 2023, reporter Max Chun and a small team of journalists sprang into action for their community—and pocketed a Pulitzer Prize for their work.
Liliana Madrid Larrañaga
Link to story about Liliana Madrid LarrañagaLiliana Madrid Larrañaga ’26 navigated her transition into college by finding opportunities to connect with her academic and personal interests, serving as a valuable resource to her peers, and taking steps toward her dream career working in women’s healthcare.
Jose Guadalupe Sanchez III
Link to story about Jose Guadalupe Sanchez IIIMeet Jose Guadalupe Sanchez III of Art & Art History, an interdisciplinary artist with an emphasis in painting, whose work investigates the interactions between different value systems found throughout Los Angeles, with a focus on intelligence, legitimacy, and authority.
Princess Masilungan ’13
Link to story about Princess Masilungan ’13At Oxy, Princess realized that as a lawyer she could support social movements she was passionate about. Now, having graduated from law school, she is making that goal a reality.
Alyanna McGrath
Link to story about Alyanna McGrathAlyanna McGrath ’25 embodies both academic and community leadership at Occidental College, majoring in computer science while championing inclusivity through her involvement in the Black Student Alliance, Women in STEM Club, and basketball.
Zachary Silver
Link to story about Zachary SilverMeet Zachary Silver of psychology, whose research and teaching interests involve how animals learn from and about humans.
What’s Happening At Oxy
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Occidental’s research activity has officially been recognized in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, a categorization system that groups higher education institutions with similar degree types and research program characteristics.
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Occidental College admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. For more detailed information please see the College's Notice of Non-Discrimination.
Oxy Live! presents an evening with Ed Ruscha on Tuesday, February 4. Hear him discuss the inspirations behind his urban landscapes and multimedia works, recently celebrated in retrospectives at LACMA and MOMA.
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