Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
Occidental grads earn $12.1K more ten years out than Macalester's ($75,951 vs. $63,878)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Macalester graduates 7 pts more of its students than Occidental (89% vs. 83%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Occidental$76KHighest
Macalester$63.9K
Graduation rate
Occidental83%
Macalester89%Highest
Retention rate
Occidental90%
Macalester92%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Occidental$23K
Macalester$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Occidental37%
Macalester36%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Occidental$19KLowest
Macalester$19.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Occidental77%
Macalester83%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Occidental82%
Macalester88%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Occidental12%
Macalester8%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Occidental86%
Macalester88%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Occidental78%
Macalester88%
Pell graduation gap
Occidental7 pts higher
MacalesterNo gap
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Occidental | Macalester |
|---|---|---|
| White | 81% | 87% |
| Asian | 81% | 91% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 79% | 87% |
| Black | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | 83% | 83% |
| International | 79% | 88% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why