Enrollment Trends at Odessa

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,345 where 9,981 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 9,981 students in 2025 and was lowest at 5,473 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 5,473 to 9,981 students, a net gain of 4,508 (82.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Odessa College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,473	2,181	3,292
2016-17	6,134 661	2,518 337	3,616 324
2017-18	6,282 148	2,370 -148	3,912 296
2018-19	7,083 801	2,704 334	4,379 467
2019-20	6,828 -255	2,575 -129	4,253 -126
2020-21	7,019 191	2,773 198	4,246 -7
2021-22	7,947 928	3,157 384	4,790 544
2022-23	7,995 48	3,242 85	4,753 -37
2023-24	8,708 713	3,698 456	5,010 257
2024-25	9,981 1,273	4,327 629	5,654 644
Average	7,345	2,955	4,391

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 19.47% and the percentage of black students is 4.45% at Odessa College. 1.22% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 66.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 28.32% to 19.47%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.43% to 1.22%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.64% to 4.45%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 59.09% to 66.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5195 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5682 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Odessa College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	31	78	254	3,234	6	1,550	35
2016-17	28	76	266	3,752	12	1,729	53
2017-18	29	71	276	3,954	6	1,705	66
2018-19	323	121	453	1,714	33	4,313	0
2019-20	28	79	341	4,469	0	1,753	0
2020-21	26	87	376	4,649	0	1,712	0
2021-22	29	91	442	5,319	13	1,723	0
2022-23	31	95	410	5,304	6	1,685	0
2023-24	36	119	389	5,857	9	1,766	0
2024-25	25	122	444	6,624	10	1,943	0
Average	59	94	365	4,488	10	1,988	15