Colleges / Old Dominion University
College · Public · Norfolk, VA · City
ODU

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Address5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Websitewww.odu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size17,514
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1197 · ACT 24.

If you get in

17,514 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $29k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$118k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$59k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$59k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$33.8k
Room & board
$14.9k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
17,514
Location
Norfolk, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
ODU, Old Dominion
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White41%
  • Black32%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 52

What you can study.

Colleges / Old Dominion University
College · Public · Norfolk, VA · City
ODU

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Address5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Websitewww.odu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size17,514
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1197 · ACT 24.

If you get in

17,514 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $29k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$118k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$59k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$59k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$33.8k
Room & board
$14.9k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
17,514
Location
Norfolk, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
ODU, Old Dominion
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White41%
  • Black32%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown2%
  • International1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 52

What you can study.