Old Dominion University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
17,514 students
Larger than 95% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 40.6%
- TypePublic
- ClassR1 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Virginia Beach6.8 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Old Dominion University, the largest reported group is White (40.6%), followed by Black (31.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 5.4% | 14.2% |
| Black | 31.9% | 6.4% |
| Hispanic | 11.3% | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| White | 40.6% | 63.6% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% | 1.2% |
| Non-resident | 1.2% | 5.8% |
| Unknown | 1.9% | 5% |
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- 90.4%Old Dominion University admitted 13,074 of 13,586 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 21.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,811 of 13,074.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $12,913average net price after grants for aided students, against $34,325 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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