The student population at Olympic College is 5,784 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,393 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,365 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 78.43% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,954 where 5,784 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in OC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Olympic College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7,177 | 3,485 | 3,692 |
| 2016-17 | 6,527 -650 | 3,046 -439 | 3,481 -211 |
| 2017-18 | 6,476 -51 | 2,960 -86 | 3,516 35 |
| 2018-19 | 6,620 144 | 3,075 115 | 3,545 29 |
| 2019-20 | 6,278 -342 | 2,890 -185 | 3,388 -157 |
| 2020-21 | 5,357 -921 | 2,292 -598 | 3,065 -323 |
| 2021-22 | 4,999 -358 | 2,116 -176 | 2,883 -182 |
| 2022-23 | 4,905 -94 | 2,142 26 | 2,763 -120 |
| 2023-24 | 5,413 508 | 2,361 219 | 3,052 289 |
| 2024-25 | 5,784 371 | 2,460 99 | 3,324 272 |
| Average | 5,954 | 2,683 | 3,271 |
The percentage of white students is 46.25% and the percentage of black students is 3.53% at Olympic College. 5.98% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.33% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.54% to 46.25%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.93% to 5.98%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.34% to 3.53%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.59% to 14.33%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7483 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5291 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Olympic College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 74 | 354 | 240 | 473 | 95 | 4,847 | 582 |
| 2016-17 | 73 | 339 | 233 | 461 | 78 | 4,308 | 589 |
| 2017-18 | 74 | 338 | 203 | 556 | 84 | 4,179 | 587 |
| 2018-19 | 60 | 376 | 227 | 604 | 72 | 4,149 | 621 |
| 2019-20 | 75 | 344 | 189 | 610 | 62 | 3,906 | 662 |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 338 | 144 | 533 | 50 | 3,382 | 552 |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 362 | 149 | 538 | 48 | 3,047 | 512 |
| 2022-23 | 37 | 342 | 152 | 593 | 54 | 2,871 | 516 |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 351 | 166 | 718 | 50 | 2,631 | 583 |
| 2024-25 | 38 | 346 | 204 | 829 | 52 | 2,675 | 642 |
| Average | 57 | 349 | 191 | 592 | 65 | 3,600 | 585 |
1,365 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 78.43% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Olympic College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7,177 | 765 | 1,717 | 4,695 |
| 2016-17 | 6,527 | 796 | 1,748 | 3,983 |
| 2017-18 | 6,476 | 834 | 1,840 | 3,802 |
| 2018-19 | 6,620 | 842 | 1,822 | 3,956 |
| 2019-20 | 6,278 | 885 | 1,866 | 3,527 |
| 2020-21 | 5,357 | 4,101 | 320 | 936 |
| 2021-22 | 4,999 | 3,242 | 1,289 | 468 |
| 2022-23 | 4,905 | 1,920 | 1,346 | 1,639 |
| 2023-24 | 5,413 | 1,385 | 1,999 | 2,029 |
| 2024-25 | 5,784 | 1,365 | 2,249 | 2,170 |
| Average | 5,954 | 1,614 | 1,620 | 2,721 |
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