Odessa College
Odessa, TX · Public · Midsize city
Public institution in Odessa, TX · 4,176 undergraduates · $42,026 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 2%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 3%Median graduate debt
- Top 4%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $9,296283rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,64034th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $4,80630th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $12,31570th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $7,75048th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,0261,515th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,8671,543rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.9%1,798th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 60.5%1,576th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,176562nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 24.0:12,035th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.5%1,436th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 302 mi (AUS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,639,549 (M $847,896 · W $791,653)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Rodeo
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Odessa College’s 4,176 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, TX · 4,122 undergrads
- Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, TX · 4,043 undergrads
- Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, TX · 3,961 undergrads
- University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, TX · 4,545 undergrads
- The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston, TX · 3,794 undergrads
- Rice UniversityHouston, TX · 4,562 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA · 4,179 undergrads
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · 4,170 undergrads
- Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, KY · 4,184 undergrads
- Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KS · 4,162 undergrads
- University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI · 4,157 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, WI · 4,152 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteodessa.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 227304)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in TexasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with The University of Texas Permian BasinSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Odessa College vs The University of Texas Permian BasinHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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