Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at ODU is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.1% of undergraduate students being women and 43.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 18,678, with 10,471 women and 8,207 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at ODU is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.6% of undergraduate students being women and 39.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,816, with 2,918 women and 1,898 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.9% 8,207 students
- women 56.1% 10,471 students
Graduate Students
- men 39.4% 1,898 students
- women 60.6% 2,918 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 43.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 8,010 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 32.4% of the student body, with 6,043 students. Hispanic students represent 9.7% of the population, with 1,809 students, while Mixed race students account for 6.4%, with 1,190 students. Asian students account for 4.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 887 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 47 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 200 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.4% of the population, totaling 447 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within ODU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 43.0% 8,010 students
- African American 32.4% 6,043 students
- Hispanic 9.7% 1,809 students
- Mixed race 6.4% 1,190 students
- Asian 4.8% 887 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 447 students
- International students 1.1% 200 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 47 students
Graduate Students
- White 56.9% 2,734 students
- African American 18.0% 864 students
- International students 9.3% 446 students
- Hispanic 6.1% 294 students
- Mixed race 4.2% 201 students
- Asian 4.0% 193 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 67 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students
Transfer Students
- White 51.6% 923 students
- African American 22.0% 394 students
- Hispanic 11.9% 213 students
- Mixed race 8.2% 146 students
- Asian 4.3% 77 students
- International students 1.0% 18 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 16 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 3 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 28% 5,176 students
- 18-19 27% 5,065 students
- 22-24 18% 3,280 students
- 25-29 11% 2,073 students
- 30-34 7% 1,226 students
- 40-49 4% 659 students
- 35-39 3% 651 students
- 50-64 1% 222 students
- 25-29 27% 1,286 students
- 30-34 19% 894 students
- 22-24 17% 800 students
- 40-49 15% 721 students
- 35-39 13% 645 students
- 50-64 8% 405 students
- 20-21 1% 50 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Old Dominion University in the 2022 academic year.
State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia | 2,574 | 92.96% | |
Maryland | 51 | 1.84% | |
Pennsylvania | 22 | less than 1% | |
North Carolina | 18 | less than 1% | |
New Jersey | 18 | less than 1% | |
New York | 17 | less than 1% | |
District of Columbia | 11 | less than 1% | |
Texas | 8 | less than 1% | |
California | 6 | less than 1% | |
Connecticut | 6 | less than 1% | |
Delaware | 6 | less than 1% | |
Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
Georgia | 3 | less than 1% | |
Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
New Hampshire | 3 | less than 1% | |
Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% | |
West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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