Old Dominion University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,715 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 253 (61%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 800 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,572
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 90%
From Region 3%
Athletes 480 (3.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 39%
Black 33%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 8%
Asian 5%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Old Dominion University 3,572 43% 45% 6% 28% 10% 1% $68,858 39 -0.35 70 94% 6.4%
Civil Engineering 34 — 74% 59% 12% 3% 18% 3% $89,724 33 -0.37 90 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 21 +1 90% 62% 14% 10% 10% 0% $92,886 2 -1.14 92 100% 4.2% — — —
Electrical Engineering 39 — 87% 51% 13% 18% 8% 5% $104,064 23 -0.61 96 98% — — — —
General Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $96,893 52 -0.13 94 93% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 118 — 76% 60% 12% 8% 8% 3% $94,199 24 -0.63 93 97% — — — —
Computer Science 138 — 82% 45% 14% 19% 11% 1% $99,039 22 -0.76 95 97% 4.7% — — —
Cybersecurity 292 +1 76% 38% 6% 36% 9% 1% $95,231 51 +0.08 93 86% 4.6% — — —
Chemistry 6 — 50% 50% 33% 0% 17% 0% $58,819 6 -1.23 49 — — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 26 — 42% 69% 0% 12% 12% 0% $60,432 32 -0.42 53 100% — — — —
Mathematics 14 — 36% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $56,302 4 -1.10 42 97% — — — —
Physics 8 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,075 10 -1.12 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 50% 50% 0% 8% 8% 0% $37,529 1 -3.02 5 90% — — — —
Biology 182 — 26% 45% 10% 20% 8% 3% $57,727 13 -1.01 46 95% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 38 — 11% 45% 0% 37% 11% 0% $58,060 26 -0.52 47 98% — — — —
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 47 — 9% 45% 17% 13% 13% 0% $62,826 12 -0.90 59 98% 3.6% — — —
Environmental Health 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $58,331 19 -0.69 47 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 79 — 44% 49% 10% 23% 13% 0% $51,317 10 -1.22 28 100% — — — —
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 114 — 8% 39% 7% 42% 4% 1% $66,926 49 -0.11 67 97% 7.4% — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 27 — 15% 41% 26% 15% 7% 0% $78,934 57 +0.11 82 91% 4.9% — — —
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 131 — 12% 36% 2% 48% 6% 0% $49,726 5 -1.28 24 95% 8.4% — — —
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 12 — 42% 58% 8% 8% 8% 0% $79,397 62 +0.02 83 — — — — —
Nursing 153 — 8% 44% 8% 29% 8% 1% $93,564 64 +0.13 92 95% 3.0% — — —
Public Health 16 — 25% 19% 12% 38% 19% 0% $58,331 25 -0.63 47 — — — — —
Accounting 77 +1 35% 51% 12% 16% 18% 4% $78,623 32 -0.54 82 96% 6.1% — — —
Business Management and Administration 180 — 46% 49% 4% 32% 7% 0% $66,559 28 -0.57 66 94% 6.9% — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $71,604 12 -0.99 74 — — — — —
Finance 82 +4 61% 49% 5% 23% 10% 0% $75,714 11 -0.81 79 96% 6.3% — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 112 +2 71% 38% 12% 31% 9% 2% $81,552 31 -0.62 85 94% 5.8% — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 11 +1 82% 64% 0% 27% 9% 0% $70,067 39 -0.39 72 — — — — —
Marketing 87 +1 46% 44% 10% 24% 13% 0% $64,490 13 -1.02 62 92% 7.2% — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 8 — 50% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $58,451 47 -0.19 48 95% — — — —
Sports Management 63 — 75% 30% 2% 43% 6% 10% $51,317 14 -1.05 28 100% — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 2 +1 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $51,231 25 -0.64 28 — — — — —
English 50 +1 18% 46% 2% 26% 16% 0% $47,446 26 -0.61 19 91% — — — —
Foreign Languages 9 — 11% 22% 0% 33% 33% 0% $55,148 41 -0.26 39 — — — — —
History 40 — 68% 62% 0% 10% 12% 0% $57,222 62 +0.03 45 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 187 +2 48% 43% 2% 33% 10% 1% $55,649 48 -0.16 40 95% 6.9% — — —
Philosophy 13 +1 46% 62% 0% 8% 23% 8% $51,384 22 -0.76 29 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 120 +1 42% 38% 3% 38% 11% 2% $62,817 93 +1.27 59 94% 8.9% — — —
Womens Studies 8 — 0% 50% 0% 38% 12% 0% $53,380 42 -0.35 34 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 21 — 48% 76% 5% 14% 5% 0% $56,779 25 -0.61 43 — — — — —
International Affairs 10 — 20% 30% 0% 20% 20% 10% $66,794 38 -0.31 67 92% — — — —
Political Science 38 +5 55% 58% 3% 24% 11% 0% $63,638 27 -0.63 61 97% 8.6% — — —
Psychology 301 +3 15% 39% 5% 37% 11% 0% $53,954 47 -0.17 36 92% 8.5% — — —
Sociology 61 +15 16% 39% 2% 36% 11% 0% $53,985 44 -0.26 36 96% 8.4% — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $53,986 68 +0.25 36 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 93 — 4% 70% 0% 13% 6% 0% $53,986 68 +0.25 36 93% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 23 — 35% 39% 0% 48% 4% 0% $59,906 63 +0.27 52 94% — — — —
Special Education 30 — 17% 83% 3% 10% 3% 0% $53,558 38 -0.35 35 93% — — — —
Teacher Education 49 — 49% 41% 0% 43% 6% 0% $59,906 79 +0.57 52 94% — — — —
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,906 51 -0.08 52 94% — — — —
Art History 11 — 18% 36% 0% 45% 18% 0% $47,434 37 -0.34 19 92% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 46 — 43% 43% 11% 28% 2% 0% $47,434 55 +0.07 19 92% — — — —
Music Performance 21 — 52% 57% 5% 19% 10% 0% $54,849 86 +0.87 38 88% — — — —
Theater 12 — 50% 17% 0% 50% 8% 0% $39,176 27 -0.52 6 88% — — — —
Criminology 149 +6 32% 39% 3% 32% 16% 0% $59,133 48 -0.11 50 96% 8.1% — — —
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 136 — 84% 51% 4% 18% 16% 1% $87,069 36 -0.14 89 99% 4.1% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,069
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,842
Est. In-State Cost $16,906
Est. Out-of-State Cost $45,072
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 17.4% 620 55% 45% 7% 28% 10% 2% $70,095 26 -0.71 72 95% 6.5%
Health Sciences 17.4% 620 15% 42% 8% 33% 8% 0% $67,523 14 -0.53 68 97% 5.7%
Social Sciences 12.1% 431 20% 42% 4% 34% 11% 0% $55,248 36 -0.25 39 93% 8.5%
Computer Science 12.0% 430 78% 40% 9% 30% 10% 1% $96,453 24 -0.19 94 90% 4.6%
Humanities 12.0% 429 43% 44% 2% 31% 12% 1% $56,642 60 +0.18 43 94% 7.7%
Professional 8.0% 285 57% 45% 4% 25% 16% 0% $72,464 61 -0.12 76 98% 6.2%
Engineering 6.0% 214 79% 58% 12% 10% 10% 3% $95,182 17 -0.63 93 98% 4.2%
Education 5.7% 205 20% 61% 0% 23% 6% 0% $56,060 68 +0.24 41 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 194 27% 45% 9% 20% 8% 3% $56,478 9 -1.14 43 94% —
Arts 2.5% 90 43% 42% 7% 31% 7% 0% $48,063 33 +0.13 20 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 54 46% 69% 4% 6% 11% 4% $60,314 6 -0.79 53 99% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $31.6M #131 44% $0.7M 28 #111 224 7
Physical Sciences & Math $14.0M #155 66% $0.0M 15 #148 126 20
Health Sciences $10.2M #137 12% $0.0M 10 #140 65 2
Computer Science $5.0M #132 35% $0.1M 4 #152 73 —
Life & Natural Sciences $4.3M #202 39% $0.0M 4 #185 104 13
Education $3.5M #134 68% $0 44 #78 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.0M #237 58% $0 35 #133 131 —
Agriculture & Food Science $2.5M #119 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $1.7M #171 1% $0 3 #213 — —
Total $75.8M #173 42% $0.8M 143 #140 723 42

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $14.8M $14.8M $0
Baseball 40 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 32 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming 25 $512K $512K $0
Basketball 19 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Tennis 9 $764K $764K $0
Golf 8 $389K $389K $0
Sailing 8 $229K $229K $0
Total 257 $24.0M $24.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 43 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Lacrosse 38 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Field Hockey 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Swimming 26 $665K $665K $0
Soccer 25 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 20 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Sailing 15 $229K $229K $0
Basketball 14 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Golf 8 $747K $747K $0
Tennis 8 $993K $993K $0
Total 223 $12.1M $12.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $14.8M $14.8M $0
Soccer 57 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Swimming 51 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Rowing 43 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 40 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Lacrosse 38 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 33 $7.7M $7.7M $0
Field Hockey 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Sailing 23 $458K $458K $0
Volleyball 20 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 17 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Golf 16 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 480 $53.2M $53.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 87% 97%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 8%
SAT Range 1120 – 1270
SAT Math Range 540 – 630
SAT RW Range 580 – 660