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#170 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
95%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
25
Aid receiving
92%
Undergraduates
18,375
Graduates
4,732
Male:Female Ratio
43:57
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
odu.edu

Old Dominion University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Old Dominion University has an acceptance rate of 95% and is among the 29% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 95% 95% 96%
Applicants 14,435 6,434 8,001
Admissions 13,734 6,084 7,650
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,023 1,435 1,588
Freshmen enrolled part time 61 27 34

8,020 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

8,674 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
748 or 84%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1090
or below

75% of them
had 1250
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Old Dominion University are 1090-1250 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
105 or 12%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 22
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Old Dominion University are 22-27 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

SAT/ACT Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 10366 (45%)
Black or African American 6759 (29%)
Hispanic 2157 (9%)
Two or more races 1444 (6%)
Asian 1091 (5%)
Nonresident Alien 702 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 472 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 59 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$9,058
Students receiving aid
92%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,239$10,519
Tuition in-state $7,239$10,519
Tuition out-of-state $26,664$29,851
Fee in-district $3,981$3,185
Fee in-state $3,981$3,185
Fee out-of-state $4,506$3,605

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 4,787
Combined charge for room and board $14,166
Room charge $7,998
Meal charge $6,168

Old Dominion University majors

Old Dominion University has granted 3,672 bachelor's degrees across 57 programs, 1,016 master's across 44 programs, and 210 doctorate degrees across 21 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Old Dominion University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Psychology, General 313 13 2
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 222 76
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 215
Rhetoric and Composition 209
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 196 6
Criminology 192 4
Business Administration and Management, General 147 38 4
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other 174
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 98 64
Computer and Information Sciences, General 108 38 3
Elementary Education and Teaching 72 72
Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other 141
Engineering, General 12 99 26
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 125 2
Mechanical Engineering 114
Engineering, Other 113
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 105 6
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 74 35
Management Information Systems, General 104
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 78
Finance, General 75
Accounting 68 6
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 57 10
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 64
Special Education and Teaching, General 27 37
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General 56 6
Sociology, General 61 1
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 53 4
English Language and Literature, General 49 6
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 52
Political Science and Government, General 51
Civil Engineering, General 50
History, General 40 10
Public Administration 47 3
Library and Information Science 49
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 44
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 43
Physical Therapy & Therapist 43
Education, Other 41
Art & Art Studies, General 38
International Relations and Affairs 20 7 8
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 34
Secondary Education and Teaching 32
Mathematics, General 27
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 7 14 2
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 21
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 21
Chemistry, General 9 3 8
Computer Engineering, General 19
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 18
Physics, General 7 3 8
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 12 4
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 15
Biochemistry 13
Geography 13
Reading Teacher Education 13
Creative Writing 12
Music Performance, General 12
Business & Managerial Economics 11
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 11
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 11
Applied Mathematics, General 3 6
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 9
Athletic Training & Trainer 8
Public Health, General 8
Women's Studies 8
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 7
Communication and Media Studies, Other 6
Economics, General 4 2
Music Teacher Education 6
Nuclear Medical Technology & Technologist 6
Asian Studies & Civilization 4
Community College Administration 4
Data Science, General 4
English Language and Literature & Letters, Other 4
Philosophy 4
Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching 3
Rhetoric and Composition & Writing Studies, Other 3
African-American & Black Studies 2
Biomedical Sciences, General 2
Clinical Psychology 2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 2
Technology Teacher Education & Industrial Arts Teacher Education 2
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling 1
Ecology 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1
Grand Total 3,672 1,016 210

Old Dominion University has a graduation rate of 48%, which is among the 38% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 48% 44% 52%
  • Full-time retention rate - 74%
  • Part-time retention rate - 47%

Publications & Citations

Old Dominion University is a world-class research university with 31,333 scientific papers published and 612,317 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Political Science, and Medicine.

Publications
31,333
Citations
612,317

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
17,950 / 351,414
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
15,691 / 301,775
Physics
15,234 / 314,742
Environmental Science
14,609 / 328,943
Computer Science
14,565 / 262,825
Biology
12,741 / 320,334
Chemistry
11,244 / 263,141
Quantum and Particle physics
11,213 / 227,569
Political Science
9,172 / 164,771
Medicine
9,169 / 198,231
Geography and Cartography
9,081 / 191,661
Law
8,788 / 161,395
Mathematics
8,446 / 147,077
Psychology
7,905 / 171,513
Geology
7,754 / 210,244
Business
7,541 / 144,035
Philosophy
7,161 / 134,808
Sociology
6,783 / 126,997
Materials Science
6,685 / 139,730
Ecology
5,920 / 181,918
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5,872 / 100,158
History
5,396 / 95,299
Organic Chemistry
5,385 / 142,850
Statistics
5,301 / 108,651
Economics
5,009 / 86,030
Archaeology
4,912 / 92,398
Optical Engineering
4,805 / 105,713
Electrical Engineering
4,120 / 61,405
Paleontology
3,963 / 112,106
Management
3,851 / 78,785
Biochemistry
3,839 / 104,444
Genetics
3,828 / 101,964
Aerospace Engineering
3,555 / 58,710
Linguistics
3,523 / 66,548
Art & Design
3,463 / 56,894
Mechanical Engineering
3,250 / 46,426
Social Psychology
3,221 / 77,226
Machine Learning
3,188 / 68,069
Oceanography
3,158 / 113,385
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
3,092 / 70,980

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 404 1419
1992 394 1545
1993 383 1752
1994 397 1793
1995 347 2100
1996 394 2418
1997 415 2819
1998 433 2962
1999 393 3489
2000 404 3954
2001 397 4160
2002 779 5658
2003 619 6003
2004 532 6723
2005 687 8017
2006 674 9170
2007 680 10139
2008 848 11645
2009 879 13521
2010 934 15386
2011 1014 18460
2012 1052 21339
2013 1086 24186
2014 1189 27103
2015 1257 28813
2016 1395 30777
2017 1353 32816
2018 1349 37313
2019 1385 42361
2020 1531 48914
2021 1437 56624
2022 1383 55429
2023 1283 53881
Academic rankings

Old Dominion University alumni

  1. Justin Verlander

    Justin Verlander
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Justin Brooks Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. From Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, Verlander attended Old Dominion University (ODU) and played college baseball for the Monarchs. He broke the Monarchs' and Colonial Athletic Association's career records for strikeouts. At the 2003 Pan American Games, Verlander helped lead the United States national team to a silver medal.

  2. Brandon Vera

    Brandon Vera
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    military personnelmixed martial arts fighterkickboxer
    Biography

    Brandon Michael Vera, or also known by his ring name as The Truth, is a Filipino and American retired mixed martial artist where he was the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Champion and the 2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2022, he competed in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions of ONE Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

  3. Nabeel Qureshi

    Nabeel Qureshi
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-2017 (aged 34)
    Occupations
    writermissionary
    Biography

    Nabeel Asif Qureshi was a Pakistani-American evangelical Christian apologist. Raised by a devout Ahmadi family, Qureshi converted to Christianity from Ahmadiyya Islam as a university student following several years of debate with a Christian friend.

  4. Kent Bazemore

    Kent Bazemore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Enrolled in Old Dominion University
    Studied in 2008-2012
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Kenneth Lamont "Kent" Bazemore Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. As a junior at Old Dominion University in 2010–11, Bazemore won the Lefty Driesell Award, an award given to the best defensive player in college basketball.

All 72 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Old Dominion
ODU
Founded 1930
Motto Changing Lives
Colors slate blue, silver, cerulean blue
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May)
Total FTE staff 2,730
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 5115 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, Virginia, 23529
United States
City population 238,000
Phone 7576833000

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