Norfolk, Virginia · Public · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Old Dominion University is a public four-year institution in Norfolk, Virginia. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 23,743, made up of 17,746 undergraduates and 5,997 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Old Dominion University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 155 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, Psychology, General, and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 5,555 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 64 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
23,743
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
5,555
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
155
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 155
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
3,572
Master's degrees
1,281
Doctoral degrees (research)
196
Professional doctorates
242
Certificates under 1 year
9
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
79
Postbaccalaureate certificates
151
Post-master's certificates
25
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
23,743
Undergraduates, fall 2024
17,746
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,997
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
27,490
Undergraduates, 2024-25
20,272
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,218
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
28%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
64
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
40%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Sun Belt Conference
President
Brian O. Hemphill
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization