Old Dominion University#Recreation

{{Infobox university

| name = Old Dominion University

| image = File:Old Dominion University seal.png

| image_upright = 0.7

| established = {{start date and age|March 13, 1930}}

| endowment = $265.8 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021 |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221003510/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |url-status=live }}

| faculty = 867

| president = Brian Hemphill

| city = Norfolk

| state = Virginia

| country = United States

| coor = {{Coord|36.88654|N|76.30522|W|source:placeopedia_type:edu|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| students = 23,494{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/facts-and-figures |title=University Facts & Figures - Old Dominion University |website=Odu.edu |date=April 2023 |access-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027073149/http://www.odu.edu/about/facts-and-figures |url-status=live }}

| undergrad = 16,678

| postgrad = 4,816

| campus = Midsize city

| campus_size = {{convert|251|acre|km2}}

| former_names = Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary (1930–1962)
Old Dominion College (1962–1969)

| colors = Monarch blue, silver, and Hudson blue
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| sports_nickname = Monarchs

| mascot = Big Blue

| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist| NCAA Division I FBS –
Sun Belt|MAISA}}

| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|CUMU|SCHEV|Sea-grant|Space-grant}}

| website = {{URL|www.odu.edu}}

| logo_size = 250px

| logo = Old_Dominion_University.svg

| accreditation = SACS

| free_label = Other campuses

| free = {{hlist|Hampton|Portsmouth|Virginia Beach}}

| free_label2 = Newspaper

| free2 = Mace & Crown

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Old Dominion University (ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Established in 1930 as the two-year Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, it began by educating people with fewer financial assets in the Norfolk-Virginia Beach area of the Hampton Roads region.{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2022 |title=History & Archives |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/historyandarchives |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en}} In 2023, it had an enrollment of 23,494 students and its main campus covers 250 acres.

The university offers 175 undergraduate and graduate degree programs from seven colleges and three schools. Deriving its name from one of Virginia's state nicknames, "The Old Dominion", given to the state by King Charles II of England for remaining loyal to the crown during the English Civil War, Old Dominion has approximately 165,000 alumni in all 50 states and 67 countries.

ODU has a Carnegie Classification of "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=157085 |access-date=December 16, 2021 |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726041907/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=157085 |url-status=dead }}

History

Old Dominion University was founded in 1930 as a Norfolk extension of the College of William and Mary. This branch was envisioned by administrators and officials such as Robert M. Hughes, a member of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary from 1893 to 1917, and J. A. C. Chandler, the eighteenth president of that school.Rutyna, Richard A.; Kuehl, John W. Old Dominion University: Heritage and Horizons. Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company. 1987.{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |title=ODU Libraries Exhibit - ODU 75th Anniversary - 2005 |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313134227/http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }} In 1924 after becoming the director of the William and Mary extension in Norfolk, Joseph Healy began organizing classes and finding locations for faculty and staff. Due to his work, along with that of Robert M. Hughes, J. A. C. Chandler, and A. H. Foreman, a two-year branch division was established on March 13, 1930.{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |title=University History |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603005136/https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |url-status=live }} On September 12, 1930, the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary held its first class with 206 students (125 men and 81 women) in the old Larchmont School building, an unused elementary school on Hampton Boulevard. On September 3, 1930, H. Edgar Timmerman became the Division's first director.{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |format=Ppdf |title=Annals of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk: The First Decade: 1930-1940 |edition=Revised |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603044320/https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |url-status=live }}

"The Division", as it was often called, started in the old Larchmont School building and allowed people with fewer financial assets to attend a school of higher education for two years. Tuition for the first year was US$50. The following September, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, more commonly known as Virginia Tech, also began offering classes at "The Division.", expanding course offerings to teachers and engineers. Created as it was in the first year of the Great Depression, the college benefited from federal funding as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The Public Works Administration provided funds for the Administration Building, now Rollins Hall, and Foreman Field, named after A. H. Foreman, an early proponent of the college. The college grew south along Hampton Boulevard, turning an empty field into a sprawling campus.

In 1932, Lewis Warrington Webb joined the faculty as an instructor of engineering; he would later be called "the Father of Old Dominion". After serving ten years as an instructor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, Webb was appointed assistant director in 1942. Webb also served as director of the Defense and War Training Program from 1940 to 1944. Through its defense and training classes, the Norfolk Division contributed to the American WWII war effort. The program also allowed the school to remain open during a period when many young men were in the armed service. The program attracted many women, who learned aircraft repair, drafting, and other war-related subjects. In 1946, Webb was appointed Director of the Norfolk Division. Webb's dream was to see the Norfolk Division become an independent institution.File:Rollins Hall.JPGThe two-year Norfolk Division rapidly evolved into a four-year institution, gaining independence from William and Mary in 1962. On February 16, 1962, the William and Mary system was dissolved under General Assembly legislation that was signed by Governor Albertis S. Harrison. Later that year the Norfolk Division was renamed Old Dominion College. Webb served as the first president of Old Dominion College from 1962 to 1969.

Frank Batten, who was the publisher of The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star and a member of the Norfolk Division's advisory board, was chosen as the first rector of Old Dominion College on May 27, 1962, holding the position until 1970. (The College of Engineering was named in his honor in 2004.) In 1964, the first students lived on campus in dormitories Rogers Hall and Gresham Hall, named for members of the advisory board.

Growth in enrollment, expansion of research facilities, and preparation for graduate programs led the board to seek university status. In 1969, Old Dominion College transitioned to Old Dominion University under the leadership of President James L. Bugg Jr. During Bugg's tenure, the earliest doctoral programs were established, along with a university-wide governance structure with representation from faculty, administrators, and students. Bugg also reestablished the Army ROTC program that had been created in 1948 but abandoned during the Korean War.{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents/james-bugg |title=James L. Bugg, Jr. |work=Old Dominion University |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528115130/https://www.odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents/james-bugg |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/historyandarchives/75-great-moments |title=75 Great Moments in ODU History |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021183545/https://www.odu.edu/about/historyandarchives/75-great-moments |url-status=live }}

In the 1970s, under President Alfred B. Rollins Jr., Old Dominion established partnerships between regional organizations such as , Eastern Virginia Medical School and Norfolk State University. Under Rollins, the university expanded its state and private funding, improved student services, and introduced an honors program. In 1971 Old Dominion University established its own police force and hired several officers to attend the Tidewater Police Academy. In 1977 the Virginia General Assembly passed the Campus Police Act giving public campus police officers full law enforcement authority.

Since this time, the university has continued to expand, now enrolling over 24,000 students.{{cite web |url=http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=stats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215104839/http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=stats |url-status=dead |archive-date= December 15, 2008 |title=Undergraduate Statistics |work= Old Dominion University |access-date=February 18, 2012 }} The Norfolk campus has experienced significant growth in both student population and geography. Additionally, ODU has established satellite campuses in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton.{{Cite web |title=Regional Higher Education Centers |url=http://www.odu.edu/regionalcenters |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=August 30, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927145527/https://odu.edu/regionalcenters |url-status=live }}

=Directors and presidents=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" \| Directors of the Norfolk Division
style="text-align:center;" \| H. Edgar Timmerman \| 1930–1932
style="text-align:center;" \| Edward L. Gwathmey \| 1932
style="text-align:center;" \| William T. Hodges \| 1933–1941
style="text-align:center;" \| Lewis W. Webb Jr. \| 1946–1962
colspan="4" \| Presidents of Old Dominion University{{cite web \|url=https://www.odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents \|title=Past Presidents \|work=Old Dominion University \|date=October 18, 2013 \|access-date=February 1, 2016 \|archive-date=August 12, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812073455/https://odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents \|url-status=live }}
style="text-align:center;" \| Lewis W. Webb Jr. \| 1962–1969
style="text-align:center;" \| James L. Bugg Jr. \| 1969–1976
style="text-align:center;" \| Alfred B. Rollins Jr. \| 1976–1985
style="text-align:center;" \| Joseph M. Marchello \| 1985–1988
style="text-align:center;" \| William B. Spong Jr. \| 1989–1990
style="text-align:center;" \| James V. Koch \| 1990–2001
style="text-align:center;" \| Roseann Runte \| 2001–2008
style="text-align:center;" \| John R. Broderick \| 2008–2021
style="text-align:center;" \|Brian O. Hemphill \|2021–{{tooltip\|pres.\|present}}
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colspan="4" | Directors of the Norfolk Division

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| H. Edgar Timmerman

| 1930–1932

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| Edward L. Gwathmey

| 1932

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| William T. Hodges

| 1933–1941

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| Lewis W. Webb Jr.

| 1946–1962

colspan="4" | Presidents of Old Dominion University{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents |title=Past Presidents |work=Old Dominion University |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812073455/https://odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents |url-status=live }}

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| Lewis W. Webb Jr.

| 1962–1969

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| James L. Bugg Jr.

| 1969–1976

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| Alfred B. Rollins Jr.

| 1976–1985

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| Joseph M. Marchello

| 1985–1988

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| William B. Spong Jr.

| 1989–1990

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| James V. Koch

| 1990–2001

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| Roseann Runte

| 2001–2008

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| John R. Broderick

| 2008–2021

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|Brian O. Hemphill

|2021–{{tooltip|pres.|present}}

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The Jacobson House is the on-campus home for the university president.{{cite web|url=https://ww1.odu.edu/about/president/jacobson-house|title=Jacobson House|date=August 30, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101014539/https://ww1.odu.edu/about/president/jacobson-house|url-status=live}}

Academics

{{Infobox US university ranking

| Forbes =

| USNWR_NU = 280

| USNWR_W = 989

| THE_WSJ = 501-600

| THES_W = 601–800

| Wamo_NU = 122

| ARWU_W = 701–800

}}

As a comprehensive university, Old Dominion University offers and develops humanities, science, health sciences, technology, engineering, business, arts, education, and professional programs. The university offers 73 bachelor's degrees, 60 master's degrees, and 35 doctoral degrees in a wide range of fields.{{cite web |url=http://www.odu.edu/ao/bov/manual/pdfs/1002.pdf |title=Major Goals of the University |access-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307115826/http://www.odu.edu/ao/bov/manual/pdfs/1002.pdf |archive-date=March 7, 2012 }}

Because Hampton Roads is a major international maritime and commerce center, the university has a special mission for the Commonwealth of Virginia in commerce, and in international affairs and cultures. With the principal marine and aerospace activities of the Commonwealth concentrated in Hampton Roads, the university has a significant commitment to science, engineering, and technology, specifically in marine science, aerospace, and other fields of major importance to the region. Many departments conduct cooperative research with NASA. ODU is one of the few universities in the US to offer MBA concentrations in maritime, transportation, and port logistics management and also has well-respected programs in marine science and coastal and transportation engineering.{{cite web |title=Old Dominion University (ODU) - Maritime, Port, Logistics & Transportation Education |url=https://www.edumaritime.net/virginia/old-dominion-university-norfolk |access-date=May 29, 2015 |work=EduMaritime.net |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627101352/https://www.edumaritime.net/virginia/old-dominion-university-norfolk |url-status=live }} Due to its location in a large metropolitan area, Old Dominion University places particular emphasis on urban issues, including education and health care, and the arts.

=Undergraduate admissions=

In 2024, Old Dominion University accepted 95.1% of undergraduate applicants with those admitted having an average 3.3 GPA and an average 1170 SAT score or an average 24 ACT score.{{cite web |title=Old Dominion Admission Requirements|url= https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/virginia/old-dominion-university/admission/# |website=collegesimply.com |publisher=CollegeSimply {{!}} U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=December 26, 2024}}

=Accreditation=

Old Dominion University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS/COC) to award baccalaureate, master, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. The Batten College of Engineering and Technology is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The Strome College of Business is AACSB accredited. The Darden College of Education, the College of Arts and Letters, and the College of Sciences are accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Colleges and schools

=College of Arts and Letters=

The College of Arts and Letters offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.{{Cite web |title=Departments & Programs |url=http://www.odu.edu/al/departments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002185813/https://www.odu.edu/al/departments |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us}}

= College of Sciences =

The College of Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across seven departments.{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Departments |url=https://www.odu.edu/sci/departments |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115010640/https://www.odu.edu/sci/departments |url-status=live }}

= Ellmer College of Health Sciences =

The Ellmer College of Health Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across five schools: School of Dental Hygiene, School of Medical Diagnostic and Translational Services, School of Exercise Science, School of Speech-Language Pathology, and School of Rehabilitation Sciences.{{Cite web |title=Schools |url=http://www.odu.edu/hs/schools |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927203304/https://odu.edu/hs/schools |url-status=live }}

Planning is underway for the establishment of a new Joint School of Public Health.{{Cite web |last=Schulte |first=Katherine |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Hampton Roads universities ink deal to establish public health school |url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/hampton-roads-universities-ink-deal-to-establish-public-health-school-together/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Virginia Business |language=en-US |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115011649/https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/hampton-roads-universities-ink-deal-to-establish-public-health-school-together/ |url-status=live }} ODU was also in the process of merging with nearby Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) to create a comprehensive university with EVMS being the medical school component of the larger university. This merger completed on July 1, 2024, forming the Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University.{{cite web |url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/evms-odu-merger-pushed-to-july-2024/ |publisher=Virginia Business |title=EVMS, ODU merger pushed to July 2024 |date=November 3, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216132717/https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/evms-odu-merger-pushed-to-july-2024/ |url-status=live }}

=School of Data Science=

In his 2022 State of the University Address, President Hemphill announced plans for the establishment of a new School of Data Science.{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2022 |title=In State of University Address, President Hemphill Announces Plans for School of Data Science, Expanded Baseball Stadium |url=https://www.odu.edu/article/state-of-university-address-president-hemphill-announces-plans-for-school-of-data-science |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113041800/https://www.odu.edu/article/state-of-university-address-president-hemphill-announces-plans-for-school-of-data-science |url-status=live }} The School of Data Science will offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

=Batten College of Engineering and Technology=

The Batten College of Engineering and Technology offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across six departments.{{Cite web |title=Departments |url=http://www.odu.edu/eng/departments |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=August 30, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002095122/https://www.odu.edu/eng/departments |url-status=live }}

In 2010, the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology became the first college in the United States offering all degrees in the emerging discipline of Modeling and Simulation (B.S., M.E., M.S., D.Eng., Ph.D.).{{cite web |url=http://www.eng.odu.edu/eng/academics/bs_mseng.shtml |title=Bachelor of Science in Modeling and Simulation Engineering |publisher=Eng.odu.edu |access-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321034519/http://www.eng.odu.edu/eng/academics/bs_mseng.shtml |archive-date=March 21, 2012 }}

= School of Cybersecurity =

On October 1, 2020, Old Dominion University launched the School of Cybersecurity, the first of its kind in the country.{{Cite web|title=Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research Becomes the ODU School of Cybersecurity|url=http://www.odu.edu/news/2020/9/school_of_cybersecur|access-date=February 12, 2021|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118192100/https://www.odu.edu/news/2020/9/school_of_cybersecur|url-status=live}} The ODU School of Cybersecurity offers a B.S degree program in Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, and an M.S in Cybersecurity. Faculty and staff are drawn from across all colleges and reporting units at the university, including information technology services, VMASC, and military affairs.{{Cite web|title=School of Cybersecurity|url=http://www.odu.edu/cyber|access-date=February 12, 2021|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123010719/https://www.odu.edu/cyber|url-status=live}}

= Strome College of Business =

The Strome College of Business college offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across six departments along with the School of Accountancy, School of Public Service, and the Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate.{{Cite web |title=Departments |url=http://www.odu.edu/business/departments |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002193741/https://www.odu.edu/business/departments |url-status=live }}

The Gregory A. Lumsden Trading Room and Research Lab (LTR), opened in the fall 2012, is equipped with 24 Bloomberg terminals, making it one of the largest labs in the United States.{{Cite web |title=Trading Room & Research Lab |url=https://www.odu.edu/business/center/ltr |access-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-date=May 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529231204/https://odu.edu/business/center/ltr |url-status=live }}

In 2014, the College of Business and Public Administration was renamed the Strome College of Business after the Strome family donated $11 million to the college.{{cite web |title=About the College - Old Dominion University |url=https://www.odu.edu/business/about |access-date=February 1, 2016 |publisher=Odu.edu |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527201128/https://odu.edu/business/about |url-status=live }}

In 2019, the Strome College of Business opened the Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE) in downtown Norfolk. It provides resources and services for innovation, entrepreneurship, and new enterprises and programs. The Institute contains the Strome Entrepreneurial Center (SEC), Tempo, the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC), the Women's Business Center (WBC), the Business Development Center (BDC), and the Open Seas Technology Innovation Hub.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.odu.edu/iie/about |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us}}

= Darden College of Education and Professional Studies =

The Darden College of Education and Progressional Studies offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across six departments.{{cite web |title=Darden College of Education |url=http://education.odu.edu/education/academics/gdegrees.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423165720/http://education.odu.edu/education/academics/gdegrees.shtml |archive-date=April 23, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |publisher=Education.odu.edu}}

The Darden College of Education also works in collaboration with other academic colleges to prepare teachers in fields of secondary education, such as English education, biology education, etc. Students complete a major in the field they wish to teach, in addition to education coursework, practica, and student teaching.{{cite web |title=Majors & Programs | Undergraduate Admissions | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |url=http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=majors |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209161722/http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=majors |archive-date=December 9, 2007 |access-date=February 18, 2012 |publisher=Admissions.odu.edu}}

= Perry Honors College =

The Perry Honors College provides undergraduates traditional classes combined with Honors courses, experiential learning, undergraduate research, campus events, and a capstone experience.{{Cite web |title=Curriculum Guidelines |url=http://www.odu.edu/honors/academics |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=August 30, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927141657/https://odu.edu/honors/academics |url-status=live }}

=ODU Global=

Old Dominion University began offering distance learning courses in 1994 through Teletechnet, a satellite delivery system.{{cite web |url=https://online.odu.edu/about-us/our-experience-online-and-distance-learning |title=Our Experience in Online and Distance Learning - ODUOnline |publisher=online.odu.edu |access-date=July 10, 2019 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507193245/https://online.odu.edu/about-us/our-experience-online-and-distance-learning |url-status=live }} Currently, ODU offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs online through ODU Global.{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} ODUGlobal |url=https://online.odu.edu/about-us |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=online.odu.edu |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115015418/https://online.odu.edu/about-us |url-status=live }} ODU partners with the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to offer other services such as libraries, computer labs, exam proctoring, and disability services all around the state.{{cite web |url=https://online.odu.edu/online-experience |title=Online Experience - ODUOnline |publisher=online.odu.edu |access-date=July 10, 2019 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507192727/https://online.odu.edu/online-experience |url-status=live }} ODU also offers programs designed to be taken by military personnel on deployment.{{cite web |url=https://online.odu.edu/info-military-students |title=Info for Military Students - ODU Online |publisher=online.odu.edu |access-date=July 10, 2019 |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923085756/https://online.odu.edu/info-military-students |url-status=live }}

Research

Old Dominion University research teams generate $88 million in annual funding through more than 400 ongoing projects supported by grants from NSF, NIH, the Department of Energy, and the DOD. According to the National Science Foundation, ODU spent $73.6 million on research and development in 2021.

The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."

File:VMASC Facility.jpgResearch Centers at the university include:{{Cite web |title=Research Centers |url=http://www.odu.edu/impact/centers |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630133312/https://ww1.odu.edu/impact/centers |url-status=live }}

Applied Research Center
Center for Accelerator Science
Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography
Center for Educational Partnerships
Center for Innovative Transportation Solutions
Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology
Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education & Research (C-TIER)
Dragas Center For Economic Analysis and Policy
E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate
Engineering Makerspace and Invention Center (EMIC)
Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics
International Maritime, Ports, & Logistics Institute
National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (NCSOSE)
Plasma Engineering & Medicine Institute
Social Science Research Center
Virginia Institute for Image & Vision Analysis
Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy
Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center (VMASC)

= Center for Accelerator Science =

The Center for Accelerator Science in the Physics Department at Old Dominion University is an interdisciplinary research center, involving faculty from four departments. The center operates in close partnership with the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The goal of the center is to meet the nation's need for scientists and engineers who will advance the next generation of accelerators and light sources - tools that enable an ever-widening range of basic and applied research, numerous medical applications, as well as industrial and Homeland Security functions. The center offers both researchers and students access to state-of-the-art facilities at ODU and Jefferson Laboratory.{{Cite web |title=Center for Accelerator Science |url=http://www.odu.edu/sci/research/cas |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=August 30, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002162219/https://odu.edu/sci/research/cas |url-status=live }}

= Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education & Research (C-TIER) =

The mission of C-TIER is to promote innovation, education, and research in telehealth for those involved in the provision of healthcare, healthcare education, research, and healthcare technologies through collaborative opportunities, educational programs, and telehealth innovation.{{Cite web |title=Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education & Research (C-TIER) |url=http://www.odu.edu/hs/centers/ctier |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924223624/https://www.odu.edu/hs/centers/ctier |url-status=live }}

= Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy =

The Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy in the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University undertakes economic, demographic, transportation, and defense-oriented studies. The Dragas Center produces the State of the Region Report for Hampton Roads, as well as the State of the Commonwealth Report for Virginia. The Dragas Center also produces economic forecasts for Hampton Roads, Virginia, and the United States.{{Cite web |last=CEAPAdmin |title=Old Dominion University - Dragas Center for Economic Analysis And Policy |url=https://ceapodu.com/ |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-US |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113041803/https://ceapodu.com/ |url-status=live }}

= International Maritime, Ports & Logistics Institute =

Old Dominion University's International Maritime, Ports, & Logistics Institute, in the Strome College of Business, was created through a university/business community partnership in Hampton Roads. Its function is to provide maritime, ports, and logistics management education, training, and research to meet regional, national, and international needs.{{Cite web |title=International Maritime, Ports & Logistics Institute |url=http://www.odu.edu/business/center/port |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927135254/https://odu.edu/business/center/port |url-status=live }}

At the October 2011 Annual Meeting of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) in Santiago (Chile), university rankings worldwide in port research for the period 1980-2009 were announced. In these rankings, ODU was ranked eighth in the world, second only to the University of Washington in the Western Hemisphere.{{cite web|url=http://ww2.bpa.odu.edu/port/ |title=Maritime Institute |access-date=February 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008025847/http://ww2.bpa.odu.edu/port/ |archive-date=October 8, 2015 }}

= Social Science Research Center =

The Social Science Research Center is a social science research center with staff involved in various forms of research methods and data collection, including mail surveys, telephone surveys, household interviews, focus groups, and most conventional forms of data analysis.{{Cite web |title=Social Science Research Center |url=http://www.odu.edu/al/centers/ssrc |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002184641/https://www.odu.edu/al/centers/ssrc |url-status=live }}

=Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center (VMASC)=

The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) is a university-wide multidisciplinary research center that emphasizes modeling, simulation, and visualization (MS&V) research, development, and education.{{cite web |url=http://www.vmasc.odu.edu/about.html |title=Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center - Old Dominion University |website=Vmasc.odu.edu |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915020415/http://www.vmasc.odu.edu/about.html |url-status=live }}

VMASC is a research center for computer modeling, simulation, and visualization.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} Annually, the center conducts approximately $10 million in funded research.

The Hampton Roads region is home to the Joint and Coalition Training (JCW), the US Army's Training and Doctrine Command, the Military Transportation Management Command, NATO Allied Command Transformation, the Armed Forces Staff College, the U.S. Navy's Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force, the Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Space and Naval Warfare Center. In addition, the Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab, NASA-Langley Research Center, and numerous regional industries are important users of MS&V technology. The economic value of MS&V-related business activity in Hampton Roads is estimated to be over $500 million.

VMASC concentrates on eight core modeling and simulation applied research areas: Transportation, Homeland Security and Military Defense, Virtual Environments, Social Sciences, Medicine & Health, Care, Game-based Learning, M&S Interoperability, and System Sciences.

Campus

=Norfolk Campus=

The Norfolk campus is the main campus for Old Dominion University. It is situated between two rivers – Elizabeth River to the west and Lafayette River to the east, approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} north of downtown Norfolk. The campus is situated between three historic neighborhoods: Larchmont, Lambert's Point, and Highland Park. The Norfolk campus houses undergraduate and graduate programs, residence halls, dining facilities, and athletic facilities.

== Williamsburg Lawn ==

The Williamsburg Lawn is the oldest part of campus. The original buildings on campus, including Rollins Hall and Spong Hall, are located here.{{Cite web |title=Alfred B. Rollins, Jr. Hall |url=https://sites.wp.odu.edu/oduwiki/2017/10/05/alfred-b-rollins-jr-hall/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University History Wiki |language=en-US |archive-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630133312/https://sites.wp.odu.edu/oduwiki/2017/10/05/alfred-b-rollins-jr-hall/ |url-status=live }}

== Kaufman Mall ==

Constant Hall (Stome College of Business), Dragas Hall (College of Arts and Letters), Monarch Hall (College of Engineering and Technology, School of Cybersecurity), Kaufman Hall (College of Engineering and Technology), and Webb Center (Student Union) are situated around Kaufman Mall.{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Campus Map |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/visitors/campus-map |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117001747/https://www.odu.edu/about/visitors/campus-map |url-status=live }}

== Runte Quad ==

The Runte Quad is a collection of seven new residential buildings—Ireland House (2006), Virginia House (2007), Scotland House (2008), France House (2009), England House (2009), Dominion House (2009), Owens House (2020). Owens House is designed to integrate living and learning. Most of the 470 beds are occupied by cybersecurity, entrepreneurial, and STEM-H students, those majoring in science, technology, engineering, math, and health sciences.{{Cite web|title=ODU to Break Ground on New Residence Hall|url=http://www.odu.edu/news/2019/1/owens_house|access-date=January 26, 2021|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105163840/https://www.odu.edu/news/2019/1/owens_house|url-status=live}} Constructed alongside the Quad is the new Student Recreation Center (SRC), the Student Health Center, and Broderick Dining Commons.

== University Village ==

File:ODU Student Housing Streetscape Norfolk (4949101148).jpg

University Village is located to the east of Hampton Blvd on the Norfolk Campus. Established in 1995, the ODU Real Estate Foundation has led the development of University Village, a mixed-use development including retail, residential, and office buildings. Over the years, University Village has grown to include: Ted Constant Convocation Center, University Village Student Apartments, Innovation Research Park, Marriott SpringHill Suites Hotel, University Village Bookstore, University Fitness Center, Barry Arts Building, Hixon Art Studio, Barry Art Museum, Gordon Art Galleries, University Theatre, Goode Theatre, along with several restaurants and shops.{{cite web|url=http://www.odu.edu/ao/development/re.html |title=Office of Development - Real Estate Foundation |access-date=November 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803084259/http://www.odu.edu/ao/development/re.html |archive-date=August 3, 2009 }}

== Maglev ==

The campus once housed a maglev research project, but it never ended up fully functional.{{Cite web |last=Witt |first=Will |date=November 15, 2022 |title=Twenty One Years Later, the Ghost of ODU's Monorail Remains |url=https://maceandcrown.com/2924/news/twenty-one-years-later-the-ghost-of-odus-monorail-remains/ |access-date=January 13, 2024 |website=Mace & Crown |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113022654/https://maceandcrown.com/2924/news/twenty-one-years-later-the-ghost-of-odus-monorail-remains/ |url-status=live }} The guideway could have been seen running across campus from Powhatan Avenue to the Convocation Center before it was demolished in 2023. There is a remaining segment that goes over Hampton Boulevard.{{Cite web |last=Head |first=Leondra |date=June 6, 2023 |title='It's heartbreaking:' Demolition of failed maglev underway at ODU |url=https://www.wtkr.com/news/its-heartbreaking-demolition-of-failed-maglev-underway-at-odu |access-date=January 13, 2024 |website=News 3 WTKR Norfolk |language=en |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113022654/https://www.wtkr.com/news/its-heartbreaking-demolition-of-failed-maglev-underway-at-odu |url-status=live }}

== New and planned facilities ==

ODU has expanded its sports facilities, recently completing the Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center and the Powhatan Sports Complex,{{cite web |date=August 3, 2007 |title=Ground broken on ODU's $17 million Powhatan Sports Center | Sports | pilotonline.com |url=http://hamptonroads.com/node/305111 |access-date=May 6, 2016 |website=Hamptonroads.com |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227162723/http://hamptonroads.com/node/305111 |url-status=live }} a {{convert|48000|sqft|adj=on}} facility that houses the intercollegiate athletic programs of field hockey, women's lacrosse, and football. In 2017, the Mitchum Basketball Performance Center, a practice facility for the ODU basketball teams, was built as an addition to the Ted Constant Convocation Center (Chartway Arena).{{Cite web |title=ODU celebrates its new basketball practice facility |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/article_24ecda9b-5b83-53a4-a993-4fd53bdc0b2b.html |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=The Virginian-Pilot |date=May 31, 2017 |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113051220/https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/article_24ecda9b-5b83-53a4-a993-4fd53bdc0b2b.html |url-status=live }} In 2019, Old Dominion University's historic Foreman Field was torn down and replaced with the new football stadium, SB Ballard Stadium. In 2021, planning and fundraising was started for the $20 million renovation of the Baseball Complex.{{Cite web |title=Dennis and Jan Ellmer Donate $2.5 Million to Renovate ODU's Baseball Stadium |url=http://www.odu.edu/news/2022/9/baseball_gift |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007064758/https://www.odu.edu/news/2022/9/baseball_gift |url-status=live }}

Among the new/renovated academic facilities are Constant Hall (Home of the Strome College of Business), Batten Arts and Letters Building, the Perry Library Student Success Center and Learning Commons, the E.V. Williams Engineering and Computational Sciences Building, and the Engineering Systems Building.

In 2016, the new Education Building was opened, as well as a new 45,000 square foot student dining facility, named Broderick Dining Commons.{{cite web |date=August 31, 2015 |title=Capital Projects - Old Dominion University |url=https://www.odu.edu/life/buildings/buildings/projects |access-date=February 1, 2016 |publisher=Odu.edu |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527103713/https://odu.edu/life/buildings/buildings/projects |url-status=live }}

In 2022, the university initiated plans to build a new Biology Building (scheduled to open in 2026), and to renovate the ODU Inn into the new ODU Police Building.{{Cite web |title=Capital Construction Projects |url=http://www.odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927232803/https://www.odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects |url-status=live }}

In 2023, the new Student Health & Wellness Center will open. The facility is attached to the Student Recreation Center, along the Runte Quad.{{Cite web |title=Student Health & Wellness |url=http://www.odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects/student-health |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002160948/https://odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects/student-health |url-status=live }}

= ODU Virginia Beach =

Old Dominion University has a satellite campus in Virginia Beach, known as the ODU Virginia Beach Center. Located in the Princess Anne area of Virginia Beach, It offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs. The ODU Virginia Beach Center offers an array of amenities including a Learning Commons for students, a study lounge, and space for special events.{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.odu.edu/vabeach/about |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927210248/https://www.odu.edu/vabeach/about |url-status=live }}

ODU is expanding its Virginia Beach campus to Town Center, set to open in 2023.{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Old Dominion University to Open Institute of Data Science |url=https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/old-dominion-university-to-open-institute-of-data-science |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=GovTech |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113140122/https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/old-dominion-university-to-open-institute-of-data-science |url-status=live }}

= ODU Tri-Cities Center =

Old Dominion University has a satellite campus in Portsmouth, VA, known as the ODU Tri-Cities Center. ODU Tri-Cities Center is a full-service facility offering upper-level undergraduate 300- and 400-level degree completion classes, graduate and certificate programs, admissions, registration, advising, and other student services for residents of Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and surrounding areas.{{Cite web |title=ODU Tri-Cities Center |url=http://www.odu.edu/tricities |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003040514/https://odu.edu/tricities |url-status=live }}

= ODU Peninsula Center =

Old Dominion University has a satellite campus in Hampton, VA, known as the ODU Peninsula Center. ODU Peninsula Center is a full-service facility offering upper-level undergraduate 300- and 400-level degree completion classes, graduate and certificate programs, admissions, registration, advising, and other student services for residents of Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, and surrounding areas.{{Cite web |title=ODU Peninsula Center |url=http://www.odu.edu/peninsula |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003040304/https://odu.edu/peninsula |url-status=live }}

==Student life==

class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible" ; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" \|+ style="font-size:90%" \|Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
Race and ethnicity{{cite web\|title=College Scorecard: Old Dominion University\|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?232982-Old-Dominion-University\|publisher=United States Department of Education\|access-date=May 8, 2022\|archive-date=August 12, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812062136/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?232982-Old-Dominion-University\|url-status=live}} ! colspan="2" data-sort-type="number" \|Total
White \|align=right\| {{bartable\|44\|%\|2	background:gray}}
Black \|align=right\| {{bartable\|32\|%\|2	background:mediumblue}}
Hispanic \|align=right\| {{bartable\|9\|%\|2	background:green}}
Other{{efn\|Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.}} \|align=right\| {{bartable\|8\|%\|2	background:brown}}
Asian \|align=right\| {{bartable\|5\|%\|2	background:purple}}
Foreign national \|align=right\| {{bartable\|1\|%\|2	background:orange}}
colspan="4" data-sort-type="number" \|Economic diversity
Low-income{{efn\|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}} \|align=right\| {{bartable\|45\|%\|2	background:red}}
Affluent{{efn\|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}} \|align=right\| {{bartable\|55\|%\|2	background:black}}

class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible" ; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"

|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022

Race and ethnicity{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: Old Dominion University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?232982-Old-Dominion-University|publisher=United States Department of Education|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812062136/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?232982-Old-Dominion-University|url-status=live}}

! colspan="2" data-sort-type="number" |Total

White

|align=right| {{bartable|44|%|2

background:gray}}

Black

|align=right| {{bartable|32|%|2

background:mediumblue}}

Hispanic

|align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2

background:green}}

Other{{efn|Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|8|%|2

background:brown}}

Asian

|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2

background:purple}}

Foreign national

|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2

background:orange}}

colspan="4" data-sort-type="number" |Economic diversity

Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|45|%|2

background:red}}

Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|55|%|2

background:black}}

=Residence halls=

ODU's current residence hall capacity is approximately 5,300 students across 4 neighborhoods on the Norfolk campus.{{Cite web |title=Housing & Residence Life |url=http://www.odu.edu/housing |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=August 30, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024063514/https://www.odu.edu/housing |url-status=live }} All freshmen are guaranteed housing, 77% of freshmen and 24% of all undergraduate students live in university-owned or operated housing.{{cite web |url=http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1614 |title=Old Dominion University Overview - CollegeData College Profile |publisher=Collegedata.com |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811073417/http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1614 |url-status=dead }} A private, student-only apartment complex (Proximity at ODU) houses approximately 1,000 additional students on campus, in University Village.{{Cite web |title=Proximity at ODU {{!}} Norfolk Apartments {{!}} Official Site |url=https://www.proximityatodu.com/ |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Proximity at ODU |language=en |archive-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630133317/https://www.proximityatodu.com/ |url-status=live }}

=Recreation=

The Student Recreation & Well-Being Center (SRWC) is located in the middle of the ODU campus adjacent to the Rosane Runte Quad. The facility includes 15,000 sq. ft. Multi-Level Fitness Center with strength, cardio, and free-weights, indoor swimming pool, indoor running track, three-court gymnasium, multi-purpose court, three group exercise studios, cycling studio, three racquetball courts, pro shop, Outdoor Adventure and Rental Center, bike and skate shop and an indoor climbing wall.{{cite web |url=http://www.odu.edu/life/sports-and-fitness |title=Sports & Fitness – Old Dominion University |publisher=Odu.edu |date=December 21, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123184307/https://www.odu.edu/life/sports-and-fitness |url-status=live }} The SRWC field, a multi-purpose turf field, is located next to the SRWC building.

The ODU Outdoor Adventure program allows students to take organized trips and participate in activities such as hiking, mountain biking, camping, surfing, yoga, rock climbing, snowboarding, and skiing.{{Cite web |title=Recreation & Wellness |url=http://www.odu.edu/recwell |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=August 30, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927140259/https://odu.edu/recwell |url-status=live }}

=ROTC=

The ODU Army ROTC battalion was established in September 1969 in the Darden College of Education. The first cadets were commissioned on July 4, 1971. As of the spring of 2008, ODU has been recognized as having the sixth-largest Army ROTC unit out of 262 programs found nationwide.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Matthew |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/ranks-odus-army-rotc-swell-largest-its-history |title=Ranks of ODU's Army ROTC swell to largest in its history |publisher=Hamptonroads.com |date=March 30, 2008 |access-date=February 18, 2012 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010084433/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/ranks-odus-army-rotc-swell-largest-its-history |url-status=live }} In June 2018, Major Promotable Rhana S. Kurdi became the first female Professor of Military Science.{{Cite web|url=http://www.odu.edu/armyrotc/about/cadre|title=Cadre|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527082623/https://odu.edu/armyrotc/about/cadre|url-status=live}}

Navy ROTC program is run in conjunction with the neighboring campuses of Norfolk State University and Hampton University. The Hampton Roads Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps is one of the largest officer training battalions in the US, consisting of over 250 Sailors, Marines, and Midshipmen, with an above-average prior enlisted presence.

=Student organizations=

Old Dominion University recognizes over 300 student organizations with over 8,000 student members. These groups include professional organizations, honor societies, religious organizations, minority students, and groups for students with common interests and majors as well as a variety of traditional, multicultural, and professional sororities and fraternities. WODU serves the campus as a 100% student run multimedia studio hosting radio broadcasts, podcasts, gaming, and sports reporting. The Student Government Association has direct authority over student organizations.

=Campus ministries=

ODU students can join campus ministries which are coordinated by the University Chaplain's Association (UCA). Ministries include the United Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Episcopalian, Presbyterian and Lutheran denominationally sponsored ministries. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has a presence at ODU and are members of the UCA. Each of these churches has a campus ministry presence at ODU, as does Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, and the Tidewater Islamic Center.

=Greek life=

Old Dominion has thirteen fraternities and eleven sororities.

Rankings and reputation

For 2024-2025, WSJ/College Pulse ranked Old Dominion #501-600 out of U.S. universities while US News & World Report ranked the university #278 out of U.S. universities and #973 out of global universities.{{Cite web |title=Old Dominion University |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/old-dominion-university-232982 |website=US News & World Report (2024-2025 Indicators)}}https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/old-dominion-3728/overall-rankings

Athletics

Old Dominion's 18 athletic teams are known as the Monarchs and mostly compete in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference (SBC). They have captured 28 team national championships and four individual titles.

The school's most nationally acclaimed sports team is the Lady Monarchs basketball team, who won three national championships in 1979 (AIAW), 1980 (AIAW) and 1985 (NCAA). The Lady Monarchs also made it to the 1997 Women's NCAA Championship Game, losing to Tennessee. ODU athletic teams have won 15 national championships in men's and women's sailing, and 9 national championships in women's field hockey. The Lady Monarchs' nine national titles in field hockey are the most in NCAA history.

In addition, Old Dominion's athletic teams have captured 51 conference championships in the Colonial Athletic Association Conference, 7 conference championships in Conference USA, and 7 conference championships in the Sun Belt Conference.{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Old Dominion University Joins the Sun Belt Conference |url=https://www.odu.edu/article/old-dominion-university-joins-the-sun-belt-conference |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113141039/https://www.odu.edu/article/old-dominion-university-joins-the-sun-belt-conference |url-status=live }}

On May 17, 2012, Old Dominion announced it would move to C-USA on July 1, 2013. Four ODU sports that are not sponsored by C-USA have outside affiliations. In 2013, the Wrestling team became an associate of the Mid-American Conference{{cite press release |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/163766/MAC-Adds-Three-Affiliate-Members-In-Wrestling.aspx |title=MAC adds wrestling members |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=September 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020212436/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/163766/MAC-Adds-Three-Affiliate-Members-In-Wrestling.aspx |archive-date=October 20, 2012 }} and the field hockey team joined the reconfigured Big East Conference.{{cite web |url=http://www.vuhoops.com/big-east/2013/5/1/4290556/temple-rutgers-join-new-big-east-lacrosse-field-hockey |title=Temple Joins New Big East in Lacrosse, Field Hockey |first=Brian |last=Ewart |work=VUHoops.com |publisher=SB Nation |date=May 1, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308211753/https://www.vuhoops.com/big-east/2013/5/1/4290556/temple-rutgers-join-new-big-east-lacrosse-field-hockey |url-status=live }} In 2020, ODU dropped wrestling. Parsons, Brian (April 3, 2020). "Old Dominion eliminates wrestling program effective immediately". WAVY TV 10. Retrieved April 3, 2020. The women's lacrosse team spent the 2014 season (played in the 2013–14 school year) as an independent before joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.{{cite press release |url=http://www.atlanticsun.org/wlacrosse/news/2012-13/7986/a-sun-welcomes-old-dominion-as-womens-lacrosse-affiliate/ |title=A-Sun Welcomes Old Dominion As Women's Lacrosse Affiliate |publisher=Atlantic Sun Conference |date=June 29, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716051823/http://www.atlanticsun.org/wlacrosse/news/2012-13/7986/a-sun-welcomes-old-dominion-as-womens-lacrosse-affiliate/ |archive-date=July 16, 2013 }} Finally, the women's rowing team joined the Big 12 Conference in 2014–15 after the Big 12 effectively took over C-USA rowing.{{cite press release |url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=631647&SPID=92796&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=209389100 |title=Big 12 Invites Affiliates to Rowing Championship |publisher=Big 12 Conference |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929122134/http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=631647&SPID=92796&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=209389100 |url-status=live }} Most recently, the men's swimming and diving team, which was left without a conference affiliation for two years because C-USA sponsors the sport only for women, joined the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association, later renamed the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, effective with the 2015–16 season.{{cite press release |url=http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=210220041 |title=ODU Men's Swimming to Join the CCSA |publisher=Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs |date=July 16, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403081225/http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100 |url-status=live }} ODU joined the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Old Dominion Officially Joins the Sun Belt Conference |url=https://odusports.com/news/2022/7/1/athletics-department-old-dominion-officially-joins-the-sun-belt-conference.aspx |access-date=July 11, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=July 2022 |language=en}}

Notable faculty

Robert L. Ash, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mohammad Ataul Karim, Vice President for Research from 2004 to 2013
Ingo Heidbrink, Professor of History
Luisa Igloria, Professor in English (creative writing, poetry workshop, Asian American Literature), Filipina-American poet, 20th Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Emerita
Mounir Laroussi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mark Mostert, Associate Professor of Special Education
Janis Sanchez-Hucles, Professor Emerita in Psychology
Janice Underwood, director of diversity initiatives from 2018 to 2019, first director of U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility from 2022 to 2024
G. William Whitehurst, Dean of Students from 1963 to 1968, Congressman in the US House of Representatives from 1969 to 1987, Professor of History and Kaufman Lecturer of Public Affairs from 1987 to 2020