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Facts and Figures

Location

Norfolk, VA


Extended Campus Centers

Peninsula Higher Education Center, Hampton
Virginia Beach Higher Education Center, Virginia Beach
Tri-Cities Center, Portsmouth


History

1930 - Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary
1962 - Independent institution
1969 - University status


Enrollment

24,466 Total
18,965 Undergraduate; 5,501 Graduate
International: 1,408 from 113 countries


Alumni

More than 113,000 in all 50 states and 78 countries


President

John R. Broderick


Faculty

Full-time: 722
Part-time: 502


Student-to-Faculty Ratio

21 to 1


Colleges

6


Degree Programs

69 bachelor's degrees
56 master's degrees
41 doctoral degrees
2 educational specialist degrees


Distance Learning

More than 50 degree programs by satellite, online, video-streaming and CD-ROM.


Research

Total research and development expenditures total $96.2 million


Economic Impact

Business and research initiatives contribute nearly $1 billion annually to the economy. The Old Dominion University Business Gateway provides a streamlined entry point to the intellectual capital, innovative technologies and world-class infrastructure of the university.


Economic Outreach

Applied Research Center
Center for Accelerator Physics
Center for Advanced Engineering Environments
Center for Molecular Biology
Executive Development Center
Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics
Langley Full-Scale Wind Tunnel
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
National Centers for System of Systems Engineering
Social Science Research Center
Virginia Applied Technology and Professional Development Center
Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium (VCERC)
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC)


Library

The University Libraries provides online research databases, e-books, thousands of online journals, and more than 3 million items in its physical collections.


Athletics

Member, Colonial Athletic Association
18 intercollegiate teams
28 team and 4 individual National Championships
ODU competes in the NCAA Division I level
ODU football is NCAA FCS level


Student Organizations

250


Tuition Rates

$236 per credit hour for in-state undergraduate
$651 per credit hour for out-of-state undergraduate
$338 per credit hour for in-state graduate
$844 per credit hour for out-of-state graduate


Accreditation

Old Dominion University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award baccalaureate, master's, educational specialist and doctoral degrees.