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

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

| endowment = $265.8 million (2020)<ref>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 }}</ref>

| faculty = 867

| president = [[Brian Hemphill]]

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| country = United States

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

| students = 23,494<ref>{{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=2023-10-15 |archive-date=2016-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027073149/http://www.odu.edu/about/facts-and-figures |url-status=live }}</ref>

| undergrad = 16,678

| postgrad = 4,816

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

| former_names = Norfolk Division of the [[College of William & Mary]] (1930–1962)<br />Old Dominion College (1962–1969)

| colors = {{color box|#003057}} Monarch Blue<br>{{color box|#828A8F}} Silver Reign<br>{{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]]

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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 [[Professional|professionals]], 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.

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==History==

[[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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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.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> 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]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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>

In 2022, the university announced a $500 million capital campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=ODU Launches Capital Campaign |url=https://www.odu.edu/article/odu-launches-capital-campaign |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118192810/https://www.odu.edu/article/odu-launches-capital-campaign |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Directors and presidents===

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| 1946–1962

! colspan="4" | Presidents of Old Dominion University<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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| Lewis W. Webb Jr.

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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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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 degree]]s, 60 master's degrees, and 35 doctoral degrees in a wide range of fields.<ref name="odu.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.odu.edu/ao/bov/manual/pdfs/1002.pdf |title=Major Goals of the University |access-date=2012-02-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307115826/http://www.odu.edu/ao/bov/manual/pdfs/1002.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-07 }}</ref>

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" />

===Accreditation===

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The College of Arts and Letters offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Departments include: Art, African American & African Studies, Asian Studies, Communication & Theatre Arts, English, History, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, International Studies, Music, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Political Science & Geography, Sociology & Criminal Justice, Women's Studies, and World Languages & Cultures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departments & Programs |url=http://www.odu.edu/al/departments |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002185813/https://www.odu.edu/al/departments |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== College of Sciences ===

The College of Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across seven departments: Biological Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Ocean & Earth Sciences, Physics, and Psychology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Departments |url=https://www.odu.edu/sci/departments |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115010640/https://www.odu.edu/sci/departments |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== College of Health Sciences ===

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 is 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 by July 1, 2024.<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===

In his 2022 State of the University Address, President Hemphill announced plans for the establishment of a new School of Data Science.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-22 |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=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-13 |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 }}</ref> 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: Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departments |url=http://www.odu.edu/eng/departments |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |date=30 August 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002095122/https://www.odu.edu/eng/departments |url-status=live }}</ref> The college offers several concentrations, including coastal engineering, transportation engineering, experimental aeronautics, laser and plasma engineering, bioelectrics, computational engineering, and ship maintenance, repair, and operations.

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.).<ref>{{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=2012-02-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321034519/http://www.eng.odu.edu/eng/academics/bs_mseng.shtml |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}</ref>

=== School of Cybersecurity ===

On October 1, 2020, Old Dominion University launched the School of Cybersecurity, the first of its kind in the country.<ref>{{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=2021-02-12|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118192100/https://www.odu.edu/news/2020/9/school_of_cybersecur|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=School of Cybersecurity|url=http://www.odu.edu/cyber|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123010719/https://www.odu.edu/cyber|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Strome College of Business ===

The Strome College of Business college offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across six departments and three schools: Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Technology & Decision Sciences, International Business, along with the School of Accountancy, School of Public Service, and the Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departments |url=http://www.odu.edu/business/departments |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002193741/https://www.odu.edu/business/departments |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trading Room & Research Lab |url=https://www.odu.edu/business/center/ltr |access-date=2018-11-15 |archive-date=2021-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529231204/https://odu.edu/business/center/ltr |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the College - Old Dominion University |url=https://www.odu.edu/business/about |access-date=2016-02-01 |publisher=Odu.edu |archive-date=2021-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527201128/https://odu.edu/business/about |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, the Strome College of Business opened the Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE) in downtown [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]. IIE is a one-stop shop for the community, students, faculty/staff, and alumni seeking 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.odu.edu/iie/about |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us}}</ref>

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=== Perry Honors College ===

The Perry Honors College provides high-achieving undergraduates an opportunity to get the most out of their academic experience. Traditional classes are combined with Honors courses, experiential learning, undergraduate research, campus events, and a capstone experience. Honors courses are offered in a small class setting with some of the best faculty members on campus, providing an environment for holding lively discussions and building personal relationships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curriculum Guidelines |url=http://www.odu.edu/honors/academics |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/20220927141657/https://odu.edu/honors/academics |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== The Graduate School ===

The Graduate School supports graduate programs, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=About |url=https://www.odu.edu/graduateschool/about |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107124858/https://www.odu.edu/graduateschool/about |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Distance Learning===

Old Dominion University began offering [[distance learning]] courses in 1994 through Teletechnet, a satellite delivery system.<ref>{{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=2019-07-10 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507193245/https://online.odu.edu/about-us/our-experience-online-and-distance-learning |url-status=live }}</ref> Currently, ODU offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs online through ODU Global.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} ODUGlobal |url=https://online.odu.edu/about-us |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=online.odu.edu |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115015418/https://online.odu.edu/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://online.odu.edu/online-experience |title=Online Experience - ODUOnline |publisher=online.odu.edu |access-date=2019-07-10 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507192727/https://online.odu.edu/online-experience |url-status=live }}</ref> ODU also offers programs designed to be taken by military personnel on deployment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://online.odu.edu/info-military-students |title=Info for Military Students - ODU Online |publisher=online.odu.edu |access-date=2019-07-10 |archive-date=2021-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923085756/https://online.odu.edu/info-military-students |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Research==

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The university is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."<ref name="Carnegie_classification" />

[[File:VMASC Facility.jpg|thumb|right|Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center|226x226px]]Research Centers at the university include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research Centers |url=http://www.odu.edu/impact/centers |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2024-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630133312/https://ww1.odu.edu/impact/centers |url-status=live }}</ref>

* Applied Research Center

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=== 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 center is unique in Virginia and one of only a handful of such programs in the country. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Center for Accelerator Science |url=http://www.odu.edu/sci/research/cas |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Old Dominion University |date=30 August 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002162219/https://odu.edu/sci/research/cas |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education & Research (C-TIER) |url=http://www.odu.edu/hs/centers/ctier |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924223624/https://www.odu.edu/hs/centers/ctier |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative (CCSLRI)===

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=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CEAPAdmin |title=Old Dominion University - Dragas Center for Economic Analysis And Policy |url=https://ceapodu.com/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113041803/https://ceapodu.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Maritime, Ports & Logistics Institute |url=http://www.odu.edu/business/center/port |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927135254/https://odu.edu/business/center/port |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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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.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

SSRC staff can assist in all stages of research including instrument design, project management, data collection, data auditing, data management, data analysis, technical report writing, and the development of multi-media report presentations. We work with customers to determine their data collection and research needs and how to best accommodate those needs given time and budget restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Social Science Research Center |url=http://www.odu.edu/al/centers/ssrc |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002184641/https://www.odu.edu/al/centers/ssrc |url-status=live }}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vmasc.odu.edu/about.html |title=Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center - Old Dominion University |website=Vmasc.odu.edu |date=2016-04-27 |access-date=2016-05-06 |archive-date=2015-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915020415/http://www.vmasc.odu.edu/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.

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==== 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.<ref>{{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=2022-11-16 |website=Old Dominion University History Wiki |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-30 |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 }}</ref>

==== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Campus Map |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/visitors/campus-map |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117001747/https://www.odu.edu/about/visitors/campus-map |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ODU to Break Ground on New Residence Hall|url=http://www.odu.edu/news/2019/1/owens_house|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105163840/https://www.odu.edu/news/2019/1/owens_house|url-status=live}}</ref> Constructed alongside the Quad is the new Student Recreation Center (SRC), the Student Health Center, and Broderick Dining Commons.

==== University Libraries & Academic Quads ====

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The Old Dominion University Libraries - the Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, the F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room, and the Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library are located on the Norfolk Campus. The libraries contain over 3 million items—books, government publications, journals and serials, microform, musical scores, recordings, and maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.odu.edu/index.htm |title=This Page Has Moved - You will be redirected! |access-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530004513/http://www.lib.odu.edu/index.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2015 }}</ref> In 2011, the Perry Library first floor was transformed into The Learning Commons.

Perry Library is situated along a quad, south of Kaufman Mall. The quad includes Perry Library, the Engineering Systems Building, the Gornto Teletechnet Building, the Darden Education Building, and Batten Arts and Letters Building.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Campus Map |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/visitors/campus-map |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117001747/https://www.odu.edu/about/visitors/campus-map |url-status=live }}</ref>

The College of Science buildings are grouped around a pond, adjacent to Kaufman Mall, the Perry Library Quad, and the Runte Quad.

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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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

In 2022, it was announced that University Village will be expanded further (between 39th and 41st streets) to include new apartment buildings, new retail/restaurants, and a Publix grocery store.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Publix to open two new stores in Norfolk and Suffolk |url=https://www.wavy.com/news/business/publix-to-open-two-new-stores-in-norfolk-and-suffolk/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=WAVY.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113052525/https://www.wavy.com/news/business/publix-to-open-two-new-stores-in-norfolk-and-suffolk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Maglev ====

The campus once housed a maglev research project, but it never ended up fully functional.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Witt |first=Will |date=2022-11-15 |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=2024-01-13 |website=Mace & Crown |archive-date=2024-01-13 |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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Head |first=Leondra |date=2023-06-06 |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=2024-01-13 |website=News 3 WTKR Norfolk |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-13 |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 }}</ref>

==== New and Planned Facilities ====

ODU has expanded its sports facilities, recently completing the Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center and the Powhatan Sports Complex,<ref>{{cite web |date=2007-08-03 |title=Ground broken on ODU's $17 million Powhatan Sports Center | Sports | pilotonline.com |url=http://hamptonroads.com/node/305111 |access-date=2016-05-06 |website=Hamptonroads.com |archive-date=2015-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227162723/http://hamptonroads.com/node/305111 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]]).<ref>{{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=2022-11-13 |website=The Virginian-Pilot |date=31 May 2017 |archive-date=2022-11-13 |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 }}</ref> In 2019, Old Dominion University's historic [[Foreman Field]] was torn down and replaced with the new football stadium, [[S.B. Ballard Stadium|SB Ballard Stadium]]. In 2021, planning and fundraising was started for the $20 million renovation of the Baseball Complex.<ref>{{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=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007064758/https://www.odu.edu/news/2022/9/baseball_gift |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-08-31 |title=Capital Projects - Old Dominion University |url=https://www.odu.edu/life/buildings/buildings/projects |access-date=2016-02-01 |publisher=Odu.edu |archive-date=2021-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527103713/https://odu.edu/life/buildings/buildings/projects |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, the new Chemistry Building was opened, and the university broke ground on the new Health Sciences Building (scheduled to open in 2023).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=Old Dominion University Will Officially Unveil Three New Buildings During "Building Our Dominion" Week |url=https://www.odu.edu/article/old-dominion-university-will-officially-unveil-three-new-buildings-during-building-our |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113050541/https://www.odu.edu/article/old-dominion-university-will-officially-unveil-three-new-buildings-during-building-our |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Capital Construction Projects |url=http://www.odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927232803/https://www.odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, the new Student Health & Wellness Center will open. The facility is attached to the Student Recreation Center, along the Runte Quad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Health & Wellness |url=http://www.odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects/student-health |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002160948/https://odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects/student-health |url-status=live }}</ref>

Plans are also underway for a new building to house the School of Data Science and a new Student Success Center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2022 |title=ODU Six Year Plan |url=https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/offices/bov/meetings/2022-2023/2022-09-16/administration-finance-agenda-9-15-22.pdf |access-date=2022-11-19 |archive-date=2024-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630133310/https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/offices/bov/meetings/2022-2023/2022-09-16/administration-finance-agenda-9-15-22.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.odu.edu/vabeach/about |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927210248/https://www.odu.edu/vabeach/about |url-status=live }}</ref>

ODU is expanding its Virginia Beach campus to Town Center, set to open in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-24 |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=2022-11-13 |website=GovTech |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-13 |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 }}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ODU Tri-Cities Center |url=http://www.odu.edu/tricities |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003040514/https://odu.edu/tricities |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ODU Peninsula Center |url=http://www.odu.edu/peninsula |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003040304/https://odu.edu/peninsula |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Student Life==

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! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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===Residence halls===

ODU's current residence hall capacity is approximately 5,300 students across 4 neighborhoods on the Norfolk campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Housing & Residence Life |url=http://www.odu.edu/housing |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Old Dominion University |date=30 August 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024063514/https://www.odu.edu/housing |url-status=live }}</ref> All freshmen are guaranteed housing, 77% of freshmen and 24% of all undergraduate students live in university-owned or operated housing.<ref>{{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=2016-02-01 |archive-date=2017-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811073417/http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1614 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A private, student-only apartment complex (Proximity at ODU) houses approximately 1,000 additional students on campus, in University Village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proximity at ODU {{!}} Norfolk Apartments {{!}} Official Site |url=https://www.proximityatodu.com/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Proximity at ODU |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630133317/https://www.proximityatodu.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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=== Dining ===

There are three dining halls on campus: Broderick Dining Commons, Rogers Riverside Cafe, and Ms. Ruby's Cafe. There are many additional restaurants on campus in the Webb Center and University Village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dining Locations - Old Dominion University |url=https://olddominion.campusdish.com/LocationsAndMenus |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=olddominion.campusdish.com |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113074403/https://olddominion.campusdish.com/LocationsAndMenus |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Recreation===

The Student Recreation Center (SRC) 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 field, a multi-purpose turf field, is located next to the SRC 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>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recreation & Wellness |url=http://www.odu.edu/recwell |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Old Dominion University |date=30 August 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927140259/https://odu.edu/recwell |url-status=live }}</ref>

Along the Elizabeth River, ODU has sand volleyball courts, a boardwalk, and a challenge course on campus as well.

===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.<ref>{{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=2008-03-30 |access-date=2012-02-18 |archive-date=2012-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010084433/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/ranks-odus-army-rotc-swell-largest-its-history |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2018, Major Promotable Rhana S. Kurdi became the first female Professor of Military Science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.odu.edu/armyrotc/about/cadre|title=Cadre|website=Old Dominion University|language=en-us|access-date=2019-01-17|archive-date=2021-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527082623/https://odu.edu/armyrotc/about/cadre|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[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.

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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.<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> 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==