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| name = Old Dominion University

| image = File:Old Dominion University seal.png

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| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]

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

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| 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 {{color box|#003057}} {{color box|#828A8F}} {{color box|#98C5EA}}

| colors = {{color box|#003057}} Monarch Blue {{color box|#828A8F}} Silver Reign {{color box|#98C5EA}} Sky Blue<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/facultystaff/communication/toolkit/identity-standards/palette-fonts |title=Color Palette, Fonts & Visual Elements - Old Dominion University |publisher=Odu.edu |access-date=2022-07-20 |archive-date=2022-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811164901/https://odu.edu/facultystaff/communication/toolkit/identity-standards/palette-fonts |url-status=live }}</ref>

| sports_nickname = [[Old Dominion Monarchs|Monarchs]]

| mascot = [[Big Blue (mascot)|Big Blue]]

| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist| [[NCAA Division I]] ~~Football Bowl Subdivision|~~[[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] - [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]|[[Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association|MAISA]]}}

| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]|[[State Council of Higher Education for Virginia|SCHEV]]|[[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea-grant]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}

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

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'''Old Dominion University''' ('''ODU''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. Established in 1930 as the ~~'''~~Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary~~'''~~, an [[Continuing education|extension school]] of the [[College of William & Mary]] for ~~working~~people ~~[[Professional|professionals]]~~with fewer financial assets, members of the [[military]], and [[Nontraditional student|non-traditional students]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]-[[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]] area of the [[Hampton Roads]] region. The university has since expanded into a [[residential college]] for [[Traditional student|traditional students]] and is one of the largest universities in [[Virginia]] with an enrollment of 23,494 students for the 2023 academic year. The university also enrolls over 600 international students from 99 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.odu.edu/about/facts-and-figures|title=University Facts & Figures|website=Old Dominion University|date=30 August 2022|language=en-us|access-date=2023-10-15|archive-date=2021-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119211330/https://www.odu.edu/about/facts-and-figures|url-status=live}}</ref> Its main campus covers {{convert|250|acre|km2}} straddling the city neighborhoods of [[Larchmont-Edgewater|Larchmont]], [[Highland Park, Norfolk, Virginia|Highland Park]], and [[Lambert's Point]], approximately {{convert|5|mi|spell=in}} north of [[Downtown Norfolk]] along the [[Elizabeth River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]].

The university offers 175 undergraduate and graduate degree programs from seven colleges and three schools. Deriving its name from one of Virginia's [[state nickname]]s, "[[Colony of Virginia#Old Dominion|The Old Dominion]]", given to the state by [[Charles II of England|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".<ref name="Carnegie_classification">{{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 }}</ref> According to the [[National Science Foundation]], ODU spent $73.6 million on research and development in 2021. For 2024-2025, [[The Wall Street Journal|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.<ref>{{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)}}</ref><ref>https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/old-dominion-3728/overall-rankings</ref>

==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.<ref name="RUTYNA">Rutyna, Richard A.; Kuehl, John W. ''Old Dominion University: Heritage and Horizons''. Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company. 1987.</ref><ref name="Healy">{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="RUTYNA" /><ref name="ReferenceA">{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{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 }}</ref>▼

~~[[File:Original sign from Old Dominion University.jpg|thumb|Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary|311x311px]]~~

▲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.<ref name="RUTYNA">Rutyna, Richard A.; Kuehl, John W. ''Old Dominion University: Heritage and Horizons''. Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company. 1987.</ref><ref name="Healy">{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="RUTYNA" /><ref name="ReferenceA">{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{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 }}</ref>

"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.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> Tuition for the first year was US$50.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The following September, [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute]], more commonly known as Virginia Tech, also began offering classes at "The Division.",<ref name="RUTYNA" /> 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]].<ref name="RUTYNA" /> 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.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The college grew south along Hampton Boulevard, turning an empty field into a sprawling campus.

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In the 1970s, under President Alfred B. Rollins Jr., Old Dominion established partnerships between regional organizations such as ~~[[NASA]], the [[U.S. Navy]]~~, [[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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regional Higher Education Centers |url=http://www.odu.edu/regionalcenters |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Old Dominion University |date=30 August 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927145527/https://odu.edu/regionalcenters |url-status=live }}</ref>

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The [[Jacobson House ~~(Old Dominion University)|Jacobson House]]~~ is the on-campus home for the university president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww1.odu.edu/about/president/jacobson-house|title=Jacobson House|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}}</ref>

==Academics==

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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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Old Dominion University (ODU) - Maritime, Port, Logistics & Transportation Education |url=https://www.edumaritime.net/virginia/old-dominion-university-norfolk |access-date=29 May 2015 |work=EduMaritime.net |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627101352/https://www.edumaritime.net/virginia/old-dominion-university-norfolk |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="odu.edu" />

===Undergraduate admissions===

In 2024, Old Dominion University accepted 95.1% of undergraduate applicants with those admitted having an average 3.3 [[Academic grading in the United States#Grade conversion|GPA]] and an average 1090-1250 [[SAT]] score or an average 22-27 [[ACT (test)|ACT]] score.<ref>{{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=2 September 2024}}</ref>

===Accreditation===

Old Dominion University is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|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 [[ABET|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==

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The College of Health Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across five schools: School of Community & Environmental Health, Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, School of Medical Diagnostic and Translational Services, School of Nursing, and School of Rehabilitation Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schools |url=http://www.odu.edu/hs/schools |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927203304/https://odu.edu/hs/schools |url-status=live }}</ref>

Planning is underway for the establishment of a new School of Public Health.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulte |first=Katherine |date=2021-08-27 |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=2022-11-15 |website=Virginia Business |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-15 |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 }}</ref> ODU iswas 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 ~~is to be~~ completed byon July 1, 2024, forming the '''Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University'''.<ref>{{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=3 November 2023 |access-date=2024-02-16 |archive-date=2024-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216132717/https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/evms-odu-merger-pushed-to-july-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===School of Data Science===

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===Recreation===

The Student Recreation & Well-Being Center (~~SRC~~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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odu.edu/life/sports-and-fitness |title=Sports & Fitness – Old Dominion University |publisher=Odu.edu |date=2015-12-21 |access-date=2016-02-01 |archive-date=2021-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123184307/https://www.odu.edu/life/sports-and-fitness |url-status=live }}</ref> ~~SRC~~The SRWC field, a multi-purpose turf field, is located next to the ~~SRC~~SRWC building.

The University Fitness Center (UFC) was designed to accommodate Old Dominion's growing community. The UFC is located in University Village on Monarch Way between 42nd and 43rd Street and is equipped with user-friendly LifeFitness cardio and weight machines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odu.edu/life/sports-and-fitness/facilities/university-fitness-center |title=University Village Fitness Center – Old Dominion University |publisher=Odu.edu |date=2016-01-26 |access-date=2016-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924065621/http://www.odu.edu/life/sports-and-fitness/facilities/university-fitness-center |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |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=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113141039/https://www.odu.edu/article/old-dominion-university-joins-the-sun-belt-conference |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] team became an associate of the [[Mid-American Conference]]<ref>{{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 }}</ref> and the field hockey team joined the [[Big East Conference|reconfigured Big East Conference]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref> In 2020, ODU dropped wrestling. <ref>Parsons, Brian (April 3, 2020). "Old Dominion eliminates wrestling program effective immediately". WAVY TV 10. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref>The women's lacrosse team spent the 2014 season (played in the 2013–14 school year) as an [[NCAA independent schools (lacrosse)|independent]] before joining the [[Atlantic Sun Conference]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref> Finally, the women's rowing team joined the [[Big 12 Conference]] in 2014–15 after the Big 12 effectively took over C-USA rowing.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> ODU joined the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.<ref>{{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=2022-07-11 |website=Old Dominion University |date=July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable faculty==