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Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

96.2%

ODU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 2899 first-time undergrad students enrolled at ODU. Among these students, 645 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 85 (0%), submitted ACT scores.

The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1120

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 13074 admitted students 645 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

83%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1020-1220. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 620, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 620.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 600, while 25% scored below 500 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1120 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to ODU.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 43% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    520-620

  • Math

    500-600

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

24

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 13074 admitted students 85 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

11%

Similar to the SAT, ODU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 11% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 20.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    19-25

  • Math

    18-26

  • Composite

    20-27

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in ODU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 13,586 6,132 7,454
Admitted students 13,074 5,842 7,232
Enrolled students 2,899 1,364 1,535
Acceptance rate 96% 95% 97%
Yield rate 22% 23% 21%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, ODU received a total of 13,586 applications. These applications included 6,132 male applicants and 7,454 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 13,586 applicants, ODU admitted 13,074 students. Among the admitted students, there were 5,842 males and 7,232 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 2,899 students chose to enroll at ODU. This means that 2,899 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,364 were male and 1,535 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, ODU had an overall acceptance rate of 96% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 95% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 97%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. ODU had an overall yield rate of 22% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 23%, and for female admitted students, it was 21%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for ODU over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 9,510 4,398 5,112 7,904 3,713 4,191 83% 84% 82% 2,956 1,429 1,527 37% 38% 36%
2016 11,352 5,177 6,175 9,608 4,418 5,190 85% 85% 84% 2,756 1,337 1,419 29% 30% 27%
2017 11,159 5,079 6,080 9,566 4,300 5,266 86% 85% 87% 2,938 1,368 1,570 31% 32% 30%
2018 13,335 5,902 7,433 11,600 5,028 6,572 87% 85% 88% 3,176 1,484 1,692 27% 30% 26%
2019 13,761 6,057 7,704 12,293 5,300 6,993 89% 88% 91% 3,145 1,438 1,707 26% 27% 24%
2020 13,651 6,055 7,596 13,024 5,721 7,303 95% 94% 96% 3,147 1,458 1,689 24% 26% 23%
2021 13,586 6,132 7,454 13,074 5,842 7,232 96% 95% 97% 2,899 1,364 1,535 22% 23% 21%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Old Dominion University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Old Dominion University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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