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Acceptance Rate 89.33%
Yield 25.58%
SAT Score 1,080
ACT Score 21
Applicants 13,761

Applying To ODU

For academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 89.33% at Old Dominion University where total 13,761 students applied and 12,293 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,080 at ODU. ODU requires 4 items and recommends 3 articles to submit to their applicants. Next table describes the general admission information for applying to Old Dominion University.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.odu.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.odu.edu/admission/apply
Acceptance Rate89%
Average Test Scores1,080 SAT / 21 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 89.33% where total 13,761 students (6,057 men and 7,704 women) have applied to ODU and 12,293 (5,300 men and 6,993 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 1,438 male and 1,707 female students have enrolled into ODU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.58%. Following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield at Old Dominion University.
Admission Statistics at ODU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants13,7616,0577,704
Admitted12,2935,3006,993
Enrolled3,1451,4381,707
Acceptance Rate 89.33% 87.50% 90.77%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.58% 27.13% 24.41%
[Chart] Old Dominion University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ODU, 2,085 applicants (86% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 399 applicants (17%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees (academic year 2019-2020). The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,080 and the average ACT score is 21 at ODU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,180 and 25th percentile score is 980. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 71 and 25th percentile score is 51. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Old Dominion University.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ODU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500600
SAT Math480580
ACT Composite1824
ACT Math1724
ACT English1623
[Chart] SAT Scores at Old Dominion University
[Chart] ACT Scores at Old Dominion University

Admission Requirements

Old Dominion University requires 4 items (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 3 articles (High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations) to submit to their applicants. Next table summarizes the application requirements at Old Dominion University
Application Requirements for ODU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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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