Old Dominion University is a public doctoral research university in Norfolk, Virginia, with nearly 24,000 students.
Old Dominion University is located at 5115 Hampton Blvd in Norfolk, Virginia, and is described as a public doctoral research university with nearly 24,000 students. The university is a preeminent public research university located in Coastal Virginia. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, education specialist, and doctoral degrees.
Old Dominion University was founded in 1930 by the College of William and Mary as a two-year school that later evolved into a four-year institution. It was granted independence in 1962 as Old Dominion College. Old Dominion has offered master's degrees since 1964 and Ph.D.s since 1971. The Board of Visitors approved the name change to Old Dominion University, and Brian O. Hemphill was appointed the university's ninth president in 2021.
The university has six colleges: Arts and Letters, Business and Public Administration, Education, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, and Sciences. It lists 239 total degree programs and a student to faculty ratio of 13:1. Its Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School campus is also accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Old Dominion University is classified as an R1 Research Institution and has achieved designation as a Research University (high research activity) from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Military Times ranked it #1 as "Best for Vets" among higher education in Virginia. The university has over 250 student organizations, clubs and groups.
Admission routes include freshman (traditional) admission, non-traditional freshman admission, transfer, second-degree, and military admission, non-degree admission, and a Guaranteed Admission Agreement for VCCS transfers.