Enrollment Trends at ODU

The student population at Old Dominion University is 23,743 (17,746 undergraduate and 5,997 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 929 (3.77%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at ODU is 74.74% which is decreased by 2,355 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,426 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 79 male students for every 100 female students, down from 81 in 2015.
8,616 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 84.14% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,839 where 23,743 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 24,672 students in 2016 and was lowest at 22,541 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 24,672 to 23,743 students, a net loss of 929 (3.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Old Dominion University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24,672	20,101	9,232	10,869	4,571	1,841	2,730
2016-17	24,322 -350	19,793 -308	9,022 -210	10,771 -98	4,529 -42	1,834 -7	2,695 -35
2017-18	24,375 53	19,540 -253	8,745 -277	10,795 24	4,835 306	1,979 145	2,856 161
2018-19	24,176 -199	19,372 -168	8,630 -115	10,742 -53	4,804 -31	1,937 -42	2,867 11
2019-20	23,675 -501	19,176 -196	8,545 -85	10,631 -111	4,499 -305	1,793 -144	2,706 -161
2020-21	24,286 611	19,622 446	8,596 51	11,026 395	4,664 165	1,888 95	2,776 70
2021-22	23,494 -792	18,678 -944	8,207 -389	10,471 -555	4,816 152	1,898 10	2,918 142
2022-23	23,107 -387	18,375 -303	8,281 74	10,094 -377	4,732 -84	1,821 -77	2,911 -7
2023-24	22,541 -566	17,736 -639	8,108 -173	9,628 -466	4,805 73	1,832 11	2,973 62
2024-25	23,743 1,202	17,746 10	8,141 33	9,605 -23	5,997 1,192	2,313 481	3,684 711
Average	23,839	19,014	8,551	10,463	4,825	1,914	2,912

Old Dominion University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,014 where 17,746 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Old Dominion University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,101	15,358	7,200	8,158	4,743	2,032	2,711
2016-17	19,793	15,203	7,042	8,161	4,590	1,980	2,610
2017-18	19,540	15,036	6,814	8,222	4,504	1,931	2,573
2018-19	19,372	15,003	6,760	8,243	4,369	1,870	2,499
2019-20	19,176	14,702	6,593	8,109	4,474	1,952	2,522
2020-21	19,622	14,740	6,453	8,287	4,882	2,143	2,739
2021-22	18,678	13,905	6,164	7,741	4,773	2,043	2,730
2022-23	18,375	13,896	6,277	7,619	4,479	2,004	2,475
2023-24	17,736	13,590	6,227	7,363	4,146	1,881	2,265
2024-25	17,746	13,595	6,244	7,351	4,151	1,897	2,254
Average	19,014	19,014	6,577	7,925	19,014	1,973	2,538

Old Dominion University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,825 where 5,997 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Old Dominion University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,571	1,604	598	1,006	2,967	1,243	1,724
2016-17	4,529	1,564	576	988	2,965	1,258	1,707
2017-18	4,835	1,632	591	1,041	3,203	1,388	1,815
2018-19	4,804	1,602	580	1,022	3,202	1,357	1,845
2019-20	4,499	1,518	510	1,008	2,981	1,283	1,698
2020-21	4,664	1,665	556	1,109	2,999	1,332	1,667
2021-22	4,816	1,721	592	1,129	3,095	1,306	1,789
2022-23	4,732	1,686	576	1,110	3,046	1,245	1,801
2023-24	4,805	1,760	596	1,164	3,045	1,236	1,809
2024-25	5,997	2,867	1,024	1,843	3,130	1,289	1,841
Average	4,825	4,825	620	1,142	4,825	1,294	1,770

Old Dominion University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.38% and the percentage of black students is 28.31% at Old Dominion University. 5.70% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.19% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.12% to 43.38%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.03% to 5.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 24.57% to 28.31%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.61% to 10.19%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7134 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6890 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Old Dominion University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	81	994	6,062	1,631	87	12,118	1,427
2016-17	75	1,020	6,380	1,854	58	11,926	1,451
2017-18	67	1,062	6,675	1,929	73	11,622	1,502
2018-19	65	1,076	6,799	1,942	64	11,314	1,529
2019-20	45	1,084	6,803	1,953	44	10,986	1,486
2020-21	50	1,134	7,027	2,086	73	11,326	1,427
2021-22	55	1,080	6,907	2,103	54	10,744	1,391
2022-23	57	1,091	6,759	2,157	59	10,366	1,444
2023-24	49	1,141	6,574	2,198	58	9,895	1,428
2024-25	37	1,353	6,721	2,419	53	10,300	1,610
Average	58	1,104	6,671	2,027	62	11,060	1,470

Old Dominion University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,616 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 84.14% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Old Dominion University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	24,672	4,679	4,664	15,329
2016-17	24,322	5,195	5,289	13,838
2017-18	24,375	5,674	6,031	12,670
2018-19	24,176	6,011	6,385	11,780
2019-20	23,675	6,154	6,700	10,821
2020-21	24,286	14,360	8,800	1,126
2021-22	23,494	9,358	8,438	5,698
2022-23	23,107	8,674	8,020	6,413
2023-24	22,541	8,350	7,182	7,009
2024-25	23,743	8,616	6,593	8,534
Average	23,839	7,707	6,810	9,322

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Enrollment Trends at ODU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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