Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 140 Title IV programs, 56 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 84 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing56 · 40.0%
- No Data84 · 60.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 13
Action history · 25
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 7,926 students received $44.9M in Pell grants, alongside $135.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 5,695 borrowers who entered repayment, 97 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Old Dominion
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus58
- Public property2
Includes 21 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Williamsburg House1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Old Dominion vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Old Dominion selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectOld Dominion University | 46% | — | 23,743 | $14,638 | R1 Research |
| 96% | 16.8% | 26,409 | $21,565 | R1 Research | |
| 63% | 92.6% | 28,464 | $23,433 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 54.8% | 38,857 | $24,953 | R1 Research | |
| 68% | 87.5% | 39,766 | $17,915 | R1 Research | |
| 61% | 79.4% | 23,065 | $17,988 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 66% | 79.4% | 27,437 | $19,777 |
Institutions like Old Dominion
Explore the federal data for institutions in Old Dominion's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchVirginia
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Grad rate96%Admit rate16.8%Enrollment26,409Net price$21,565View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Grad rate63%Admit rate92.6%Enrollment28,464Net price$23,433View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Grad rate86%Admit rate54.8%Enrollment38,857Net price$24,953View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
George Mason University
Grad rate68%Admit rate87.5%Enrollment39,766Net price$17,915View data - R1 ResearchKentucky
University of Louisville
Grad rate61%Admit rate79.4%Enrollment23,065Net price$17,988View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Old Dominion University.
Old Dominion Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Unlock the power of informed decision-making with the comprehensive insights from the Office of Institutional Research.
Visit IR office page- Alona SmolovaExecutive Director of Institutional Research
- Elina LiuAssociate Director of Institutional Research
- De'Ayra HallAssistant Director of Institutional Research
- Sarah DanielPlanning & Accountability Analyst
- Haiming Wang
- Otobong UdosenResearch Associate
Common Data Set
Old Dominion's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C115,024 applied → 13,725 admitted (91.4%) → 2,697 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 91.4% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1120–1270 (median 1190).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 22–27 (median 25).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H562% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $31,216 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 43%; first-year retention 79%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 6 pts below the overall rate (37% vs 43%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I341% of classes have under 20 students; 7% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~28% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B117,504 undergraduates and 5,965 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D13,264 transfer applicants → 2,868 admitted (87.9%) → 1,696 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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