Old Dominion University Overview

Old Dominion University is a public institution situated in Norfolk, Virginia. The city atmosphere of Norfolk makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Old Dominion University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Old Dominion is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period94% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Old Dominion bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,914 a year. That's about 35% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Old Dominion University?

Contact details for Old Dominion are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone:	757-683-3000
Website:	www.odu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Old Dominion?

You can apply to Old Dominion online at: www.odu.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Old Dominion

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Old Dominion?

With an acceptance rate of 95%, Old Dominion is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 84% of students accepted to Old Dominion submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

Old Dominion received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford Old Dominion University?

The overall average net price of Old Dominion is $37,665. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Old Dominion, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,860 a year. That adds up to $27,440 over four years for those students.

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Old Dominion University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,622 undergraduate students at Old Dominion, with 14,740 being full-time and 4,882 being part-time.

There are also 4,664 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,740 full-time undergraduates at Old Dominion, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Old Dominion University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	717
Black or African American	5,039
Hispanic or Latino	1,365
White	6,083
International Students	180
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,356

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Old Dominion University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 95 countries are represented at Old Dominion. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Old Dominion University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	0	0	309	0	5	4	318
Nursing	0	0	178	3	69	44	294
Business Administration & Management	0	0	160	28	55	10	253
Information Technology	0	0	168	14	70	0	252
Mental & Social Health Services	0	81	156	0	0	0	237
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	92	13	102	0	207
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	13	191	0	0	0	204
Criminology	0	0	192	0	0	3	195
Computer Information Systems	0	0	113	0	77	4	194
Writing Studies	0	0	171	1	9	6	187
General Biology	0	0	170	0	8	1	179
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	133	5	39	0	177
Educational Administration	0	0	0	66	80	7	153
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	132	0	0	0	132
General Engineering	0	0	5	0	94	33	132
Other Engineering	0	0	0	6	115	0	121
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	117	0	0	0	117
Management Information Systems	0	0	111	1	0	0	112
Health & Physical Education	0	0	85	0	25	1	111
Other Health Professions	0	0	105	0	0	1	106
Special Education	0	0	36	18	37	0	91
Accounting	0	0	74	0	14	0	88
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	85	0	0	0	85
Marketing	0	0	81	0	0	0	81
Dental Support Services	0	0	47	0	32	0	79
Sociology	0	0	76	0	0	0	76
Communication Sciences	0	0	46	0	26	0	72
General English Literature	0	0	61	0	7	0	68
Library & Information Science	0	0	0	0	67	0	67
History	0	0	46	2	9	0	57
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	49	0	49
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	47	0	0	0	47
International Relations & National Security	0	0	23	0	15	8	46
Political Science & Government	0	0	43	0	0	0	43
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	38	4	42
Recreation Administration	0	0	35	0	6	0	41
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	40	40
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	36	36
Electrical Engineering	0	0	35	0	0	0	35
Civil Engineering	0	0	34	0	0	0	34
Computer Engineering	0	0	27	1	0	0	28
Mathematics	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Music	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	15	0	6	1	22
Physics	0	0	12	0	3	7	22
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	20	1	0	0	21
Chemistry	0	0	15	0	3	3	21
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Allied Health Professions	0	0	8	3	9	0	20
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Public Health	0	0	14	5	0	0	19
Geography & Cartography	0	0	13	6	0	0	19
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Ocean Engineering	0	0	0	12	0	0	12
Ethnic Studies	0	0	6	4	0	0	10
Economics	0	0	1	0	8	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Teaching English or French	0	8	0	0	0	0	8
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	8	0	0	0	0	8
Philosophy	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Area Studies	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	3	4	7
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	1	0	4	5
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Data Science	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Systems Theory	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
Homeland Security	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
Security Science and Technology	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
Other Visual Art	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Systems Engineering	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Literature	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Physical Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	111	3,611	215	1,100	223	5,264

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By D’Ana Knowles under License

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