Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia
- Public
- City
- 17,514 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 90%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,913per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 45%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,48210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Guaranteed Admission Agreement, Virginia Community College System students graduating with a transfer-oriented associate degree and a 2.5 GPA earn guaranteed admission to ODU.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 90%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1100–1280Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Old Dominion University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
32% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.43. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 91%13,725 admitted of 15,024 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1120–12707% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 22–271% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 12%35% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Recommendations
- Activities
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Old Dominion University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,913full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,739sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,250Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $34,325Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 45%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,48210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,956federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 17,514Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 41%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 33%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- George Mason University Fairfax, VA — admits 87%
- Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX — admits 90%
- Utah State University Logan, UT — admits 92%
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC — admits 89%
- Washington State University Pullman, WA — admits 87%
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI — admits 91%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Old Dominion University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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