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Location Norfolk, VA 23529
Extended Campus Centers Peninsula Higher Education Center, Hampton
Virginia Beach Higher Education Center, Virginia Beach
Northern Virginia Center, Sterling
Tri-Cities Center, Portsmouth
History 1930 Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary
1962 Independent institution
1969 University status
Enrollment 20,802 Total
14,209 Undergraduate; 6,593 Graduate
International: 1,400 from 108 countries
Alumni More than 100,000 in all 50 states and 72 countries
President Dr. Roseann Runte
Faculty Full-time: 591
Part-time: 287
Student-to-faculty Ratio 16 to 1
Colleges 6
Degree Programs 68 bachelor's degrees
60 master's degrees
35 doctoral degrees
2 educational specialist degrees
Research Total research grants and contracts valued at more than $50 million annually.
Economic Impact Business and research initiatives contribute more than $600 million annually to the economy, making the University the largest generator of new jobs in the region.
Economic Outreach Applied Research Center
Center for Advanced Engineering Environments
Executive Development Center
Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics
Langley Full-Scale Wind Tunnel
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
National Center for System of Systems
Social Science Research Center
Virginia Applied Technology and Professional Development Center
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
Library Fully-automated, with more than 2.8 million items
Athletics Member, Colonial Athletic Association
16 intercollegiate teams
28 team and 4 individual National Championships
Student Organizations 200
2007-2008 Tuition Rates $211 per credit hour for in-state undergraduate
$585 per credit hour for out-of-state undergraduate
$304 per credit hour for in-state graduate
$761 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, education specialist, and doctoral degrees.