[Last update: December 11, 2025]

11,404 students (64% of total 17,736 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Old Dominion University (ODU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,161.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 94% of total 2,672 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,740.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Old Dominion University, 11,404 undergraduate students (64% of total 17,736 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,161.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - ODU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship11,40464% $138,684,120$12,161
Pell Grants6,53037% $36,279,513$5,556
Federal Student Loan7,19341% $48,752,753$6,778

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,506 beginning undergraduate students (94% of total 2,672 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Old Dominion University. The average amount of aid received is $11,740.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - ODU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,50694% --
Grants or Scholarships2,50694%$29,419,256$11,740
Federal Grants1,15943%$7,141,438$6,162
Pell Grants1,15943%$6,863,802$5,922
Other Federal Grants28411%$277,636$978
State/Local Grants1,49256%$13,200,466$8,847
Institutional Grants1,81868%$9,077,352$4,993
Student Loan Aid1,31849%$9,578,630$7,268
Federal Student Loans1,26147%$6,621,482$5,251
Other Student Loans1807%$2,957,148$16,429

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Old Dominion University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,9491,859$25,356,435$13,010
0-30,000553553$9,706,723$17,553
30,001-48,000367367$6,347,837$17,297
48,001-75,000376374$5,278,436$14,038
75,001-110,000236235$2,137,904$9,059
110,001 or more417330$1,885,535$4,522

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