by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Old Dominion University was awarded 29 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is writing studies.
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Old Dominion is ranked #495 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 57 colleges in Virginia, Old Dominion is ranked at #16.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 95%, some consider Old Dominion to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Old Dominion University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Old Dominion University is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Old Dominion University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at Old Dominion, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 19,622 undergraduates at Old Dominion with 14,740 being full-time and 4,882 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,004 | $12,445 | $14,243 | $18,876 | $22,619 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Old Dominion, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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.
See which majors at Old Dominion University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 333 | $76,527 |
| General Psychology | 331 | $34,303 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 242 | $37,645 |
| Writing Studies | 227 | $35,716 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 224 | $46,359 |
| Business Administration & Management | 221 | $46,680 |
| Criminology | 217 | $37,255 |
| General Biology | 204 | $28,953 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 198 | $33,690 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 189 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 16,694 students took at least one online class at Old Dominion University. This is a decrease from the 17,796 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 16,694 | 8,674 |
| 2021-2022 | 17,796 | 9,358 |
| 2020-2021 | 23,160 | 14,360 |
| 2018-2019 | 12,396 | 6,011 |
Learn more about online learning at Old Dominion University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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