+18%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Old Dominion University rose 18% between 2021 and 2024 ($10.8k → $12.8k).
Virginia · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia. 17,521 undergraduate students. 166 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Old Dominion University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Old Dominion University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7% → 0.0%).
-7pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 6 pp at Old Dominion University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (44.4% vs 50.8%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Old Dominion University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Virginia median
Each tile compares this institution to the Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$54,914+18% · 6→10y
Virginia median $44,813$46,732
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry44.4%+14% · '97→'24
Virginia median 50.7%$16,300+262% · '97→'20
At program completion17,521+56% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS75.9%-1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time90.5%+28% · '01→'24
latest cohort$12,262+303% · '00→'24
out-of-state $32,662SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Old Dominion University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Old Dominion University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.0%Median federal debt $16,300 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $54,914 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Old Dominion University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+122%
Old Dominion University · completion · 100% rose
11.8% → 26.2%
+56%
Old Dominion University · undergrad enrollment rose
11,216 → 17,514
+303%
Old Dominion University · in-state tuition rose
$3,160 → $12,750
+250%
Old Dominion University · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,664 → $33,780
+262%
Old Dominion University · median debt rose
$6,625 → $24,000
-100%
Old Dominion University · cohort default rate fell
4.6% → 0.0%
+42%
Old Dominion University · pell share rose
25.9% → 36.8%
+26%
Old Dominion University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$37,100 → $46,732
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Old Dominion University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Engineering, Other$135,172Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$126,467Computer Engineering$109,053Business Administration, Management and Operations$102,851Engineering, General$96,590Computer and Information Sciences, General$96,414Mechanical Engineering$91,945Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$90,085Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other$86,205Education, Other$85,877Civil Engineering$84,251Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,865Public Administration$83,088Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$82,064Accounting and Related Services$73,216Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$72,388Management Information Systems and Services$69,560Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,645Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$67,365Finance and Financial Management Services$67,196Educational Administration and Supervision$67,158Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$66,267Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,432Mathematics$64,496
Showing top 24 of 47 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
47 Old Dominion University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$50,910Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,887Educational Administration and Supervision$67,158Special Education and Teaching$53,460Education, Other$85,877Student Counseling and Personnel Services$58,426Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$56,443
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,865Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$45,128Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$67,365Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$54,361Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$126,467Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,645Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$66,267Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$72,388Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$82,064
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Old Dominion University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$115,681
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 18
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,142
- HS-only baseline · VA
- $39,800
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Old Dominion University in Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Old Dominion University graduates earn $X” — not “Old Dominion University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Old Dominion University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.