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Acceptance Rate 90.36%
Yield 19.94%
SAT Score 1,190
ACT Score 26
Applicants 15,100

ODU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 90.36% at Old Dominion University. Total 15,100 students applied and 13,645 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,190 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.odu.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.odu.edu/admission/apply
Acceptance Rate90.36%
Average Test Scores1,190 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 90.36%. A total of 15,100 students (6,593 men and 8,489 women) have applied to and 13,645 (5,862 men and 7,767 women) students admitted to Old Dominion University.
Among them, 1,232 male and 1,481 female students have enrolled into ODU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.94%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ODU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants15,1006,5938,48900
Admitted13,6455,8627,76700
Enrolled2,7211,2321,48100
Acceptance Rate 90.36% 88.91% 91.49% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.94% 21.02% 19.07% - -
[Chart] Old Dominion University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ODU, 365 applicants (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 47 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,190 at ODU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,280 and 25th percentile score is 1,100.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at ODU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of ODU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ODU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total110011901280
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570610650
Math530580630
ACT Composite242629
Math202528
English222529
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Old Dominion University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for ODU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at ODU

The calendar system at Old Dominion University is Semester. Old Dominion University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Old Dominion University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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