Old Dominion University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University operates as a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 17,514 students of which 20,407 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Old Dominion University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 90.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,197 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,638, with published in-state tuition of $12,750 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.9%. Graduates earn a median of $54,914 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,732 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 846300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.