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Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University is a public campus in Norfolk proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$9,627

family income
under $30k

$9,883

$30–48k

$13,142

$48–75k

$18,121

$75–110k

$22,658

over $110k

Average net price

$14,6382023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Old Dominion University rose from $11,890 (2008) to $14,638 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,890
2009	$11,116
2010	$13,644
2011	$13,954
2012	$12,916
2013	$13,067
2014	$15,935
2015	$15,920
2016	$15,368
2017	$15,680
2018	$16,493
2019	$17,204
2020	$16,948
2021	$15,415
2022	$14,170
2023	$14,638

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$29,4462024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Old Dominion University rose from $16,163 (2009) to $29,446 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,163
2010	$16,302
2011	$19,088
2012	$19,608
2013	$20,531
2014	$20,966
2015	$21,942
2016	$22,806
2017	$23,250
2018	$23,993
2019	$24,935
2020	$25,722
2021	$26,170
2022	$26,060
2023	$27,180
2024	$29,446

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,160	$9,664
2001	$3,248	$9,944
2002	$3,442	$10,666
2003	$3,974	$11,304
2004	$4,248	$11,794
2005	$4,528	$12,362
2006	$4,916	$13,364
2007	$5,262	$14,254
2008	$5,574	$14,910
2013	$8,550	$24,210
2014	$8,970	$25,140
2015	$9,480	$26,220
2016	$9,750	$26,730
2017	$10,050	$27,900
2018	$10,560	$29,460
2019	$10,680	$30,840
2020	$10,800	$30,960
2021	$10,800	$30,960
2022	$11,220	$31,170
2023	$12,262	$32,662

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Old Dominion University reports published tuition by residency: $12,750 in-state versus $33,780 out-of-state — a $21,030 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Old Dominion University reports 17,514 undergraduates. This total does not establish class sizes for a particular subject.

46.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Old Dominion University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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46.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Old Dominion University rose from 40.5% (entered 1991) to 46.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	40.5%
1992 cohort	36.1%
1993 cohort	39.6%
1994 cohort	33.1%
1995 cohort	35.5%
1996 cohort	41.3%
1997 cohort	41.8%
1998 cohort	45.9%
1999 cohort	48.4%
2000 cohort	49.1%
2001 cohort	48.5%
2002 cohort	48.5%
2003 cohort	50.6%
2004 cohort	49.5%
2005 cohort	50%
2006 cohort	49%
2007 cohort	51.2%
2008 cohort	51.6%
2009 cohort	52.7%
2010 cohort	50.9%
2011 cohort	54.4%
2012 cohort	51.6%
2013 cohort	52.8%
2014 cohort	52.7%
2015 cohort	48.7%
2016 cohort	48.3%
2017 cohort	44.4%
2018 cohort	46.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,260	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,594	$6,297
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,441	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,027	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,496	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,544	$5,045
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,567	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,166	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,908	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,780	$7,651
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,808	$8,656
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,553	$10,892
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,250	$9,808
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,750	$10,651
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,385	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,697	$10,944
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,000	$10,621

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,732

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,738

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,914

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Old Dominion University admitted 13,645 of 15,100 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90.4% rate describes that application pool.

90.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $12,262 in-state tuition · 2023–24 17,514 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1100–12801600

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Admissions

Old Dominion University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Old Dominion University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–650 and Math was 530–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1100–1280 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	610	650
SAT Math	530	580	630
ACT Composite	24	26	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Old Dominion University received 15,100 applications and admitted 13,645 (90.4%), with 2,721 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

90.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	70.4%
Fall 2002	69.7%
Fall 2003	82%
Fall 2004	72.4%
Fall 2005	69.4%
Fall 2006	69.2%
Fall 2007	74.3%
Fall 2008	71.7%
Fall 2009	72.2%
Fall 2010	69.4%
Fall 2011	75.3%
Fall 2012	73.7%
Fall 2013	76.8%
Fall 2014	81.9%
Fall 2015	83.1%
Fall 2016	84.6%
Fall 2017	85.7%
Fall 2018	87%
Fall 2019	89.3%
Fall 2020	95.4%
Fall 2021	96.2%
Fall 2022	95.1%
Fall 2023	90.5%
Fall 2024	90.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1100–1280Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	910	1120
Fall 2002	940	1150
Fall 2003	930	1140
Fall 2004	960	1140
Fall 2005	960	1160
Fall 2006	970	1150
Fall 2007	960	1150
Fall 2008	970	1160
Fall 2009	960	1150
Fall 2010	970	1140
Fall 2011	920	1120
Fall 2012	920	1120
Fall 2013	930	1130
Fall 2014	920	1120
Fall 2015	920	1140
Fall 2016	890	1130
Fall 2017	980	1200
Fall 2018	990	1200
Fall 2019	980	1180
Fall 2020	960	1170
Fall 2021	1020	1220
Fall 2022	1090	1250
Fall 2023	1110	1290
Fall 2024	1100	1280

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	25
Fall 2003	17	20
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	19	23
Fall 2006	19	22
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	19	23
Fall 2011	18	24
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	18	23
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	18	24
Fall 2016	18	25
Fall 2017	18	25
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	18	25
Fall 2021	20	27
Fall 2022	22	27
Fall 2023	22	27
Fall 2024	24	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

17,514Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Old Dominion University rose from 12,449 (Fall 2002) to 17,514 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	12,449
Fall 2003	13,229
Fall 2004	13,679
Fall 2005	14,605
Fall 2006	14,845
Fall 2007	15,655
Fall 2008	16,971
Fall 2009	17,819
Fall 2010	18,506
Fall 2011	18,881
Fall 2012	19,303
Fall 2013	19,483
Fall 2014	19,842
Fall 2015	19,870
Fall 2016	19,606
Fall 2017	19,364
Fall 2018	19,194
Fall 2019	18,965
Fall 2020	19,391
Fall 2021	18,429
Fall 2022	18,152
Fall 2023	17,521
Fall 2024	17,514

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Old Dominion University has held near 77% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	78%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	80%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	80%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	79%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	72%
Fall 2021 cohort	74%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Old Dominion University

Faculty pay at Old Dominion University averages $126,996 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Old Dominion University as a primarily residential campus of 17,514 undergraduates — and 76.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Old Dominion University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1100–1280 — their midpoint is above the VA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Old Dominion University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Old Dominion University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Old Dominion University90.4%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Old Dominion University$12,750

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Old Dominion University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Old Dominion University$54,914

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Old Dominion University, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Old Dominion University	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90.4%	79.8%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$12,750	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,914	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Old Dominion University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Old Dominion University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 37 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$96,427
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$95,485
Computer Engineering	$94,542
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,917
Mechanical Engineering	$87,772
Civil Engineering	$82,703
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	$81,077
Management Information Systems and Services	$74,465
Accounting and Related Services	$73,157
Business/Managerial Economics	$71,406
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$69,732
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$68,943
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,320
Mathematics	$66,847
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$63,027
Marketing	$61,550
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,442
Political Science and Government	$59,939
History	$56,715
Criminology	$56,659
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$56,564
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$56,255
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,039
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$55,889
Biology, General	$55,304
International Relations and National Security Studies	$54,505
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$54,390
Sociology	$53,734
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,482
Music	$52,028
Psychology, General	$51,907
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	$51,233
English Language and Literature, General	$49,024
Geography and Cartography	$48,280
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$47,604
Fine and Studio Arts	$46,308
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$38,537

These 37 fields listed for Old Dominion University measure earnings after completion. The $54,914 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 15 additional Old Dominion University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Old Dominion University report?

Old Dominion University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1100–1280 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Old Dominion University's acceptance rate?

90.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 13,645 admitted from 15,100 applicants.

How much does Old Dominion University cost?

In-state tuition is $12,750; out-of-state students pay $33,780. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Old Dominion University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,914. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

Norfolk State University — 87.8% admitted
Marymount University — 93.2% admitted
Radford University — 89.5% admitted
Randolph-Macon College — 86.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.