Old Dominion University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Old Dominion University is a public research university in Norfolk, VA (city setting), with 17,736 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 91% of 15,216 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1110–1290 on the SAT and 22–27 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $52,054 a year for out-of-state students and $31,654 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,150 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 44% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 1.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Old Dominion University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,262 in-state · $32,662 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Old Dominion University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Old Dominion University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 25 | room 3 | 4 | $1.2M | $48,999 | 979 | |
| Baseball | Sun Belt Conference | 40 | 6 over | 5 | $2M | $49,127 | 980 | |
| Men's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 19 | 4 over | 1 | $4.2M | $222,005 | 985 | |
| Women's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $3.5M | $248,169 | 975 | |
| Field Hockey | BIG EAST Conference | 26 | room 1 | 1 | $1.2M | $46,815 | 983 | |
| Football | Sun Belt Conference | 116 | 11 over | 5 | $15M | $127,477 | 961 | |
| Men's Golf | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $389k | $48,631 | 974 | |
| Women's Golf | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $748k | $93,496 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | American Conference | 38 | at cap | 1 | $1M | $27,407 | 996 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big 12 Conference | 43 | room 25 | 3 | $1.3M | $29,749 | 977 | |
| Men's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $1.1M | $34,121 | 968 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 25 | room 5 | 1 | $513k | $20,506 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 26 | room 4 | 1 | $666k | $25,599 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Sun Belt Conference | 9 | room 1 | 4 | $764k | $84,936 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $994k | $124,196 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 20 | 2 over | 4 | $1.2M | $61,087 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.