Old Dominion University is a public institution that was founded in 1930. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 19,612, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 251 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Old Dominion University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, Tier 2.

Originally created as a division of the College of William and Mary, Old Dominion University (ODU) is now an independent institution in Norfolk, Va.