- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VACity: midsizeZIP 23529Founded 1930
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1930
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.odu.edu
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Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a public university in Norfolk, Virginia, with 17,514 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $12,913 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention77%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans38%
$12,913net price / year
90%admission rate
1197average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$60,482median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,956median debt
#746 of 1,704 for earnings#357 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,273 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,205 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,739tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,250
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,325
- Average net price
- $12,913national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,610
$30,001–48,000$8,652
$48,001–75,000$9,960
$75,001–110,000$13,726
$110,001+$23,199
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1197
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,587
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,482middle 50%: $41,953–$87,074
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,956
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,074
Median, Old Dominion University$60,482
Lower quarter$41,953
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 17,514
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 23.6
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,583 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,901
- Endowment, end of year
- $319,812,987
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White41%
Hispanic11%
Black32%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races7.4%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.9%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions16%
Business & management15%
Computer & information sciences12%
Psychology8.2%
Social sciences7.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.4%
Education5.9%
Engineering5.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | $12,365 | 51% | $51,903 |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | $12,192 | 53% | $52,227 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | $11,062 | 52% | $62,536 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | $10,217 | 49% | $69,387 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA | $14,924 | 52% | $52,638 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232982. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1474100.