How ODU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.82%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at Old Dominion University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 87.37% and women students' rate is 88.12%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Old Dominion University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Old Dominion University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	76.79%	77.83%	75.86%
2014-15	81.89% 5.10%	83.03% 5.03%	80.89% 5.03%
2015-16	83.11% 1.22%	84.42% 1.09%	81.98% 1.09%
2016-17	84.64% 1.52%	85.34% 2.06%	84.05% 2.06%
2017-18	85.72% 1.09%	84.66% 2.56%	86.61% 2.56%
2018-19	86.99% 1.26%	85.19% 1.80%	88.42% 1.80%
2019-20	89.33% 2.34%	87.50% 2.35%	90.77% 2.35%
2020-21	95.41% 6.07%	94.48% 5.37%	96.14% 5.37%
2021-22	96.00% 0.60%	94.99% 0.85%	96.99% 0.85%
2022-23	95.14% -0.86%	94.56% -1.38%	95.61% -1.38%
2023-24	91.00% -4.14%	89.01% -3.61%	92.00% -3.61%
Average	87.82%	87.37%	88.12%

Old Dominion University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.47% where the current academic year yield is 20.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Old Dominion University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.57%	38.33%	36.88%
2014-15	37.26% -0.32%	37.70% -0.02%	36.86% -0.02%
2015-16	37.40% 0.14%	38.49% -0.42%	36.44% -0.42%
2016-17	28.68% -8.71%	30.26% -9.09%	27.34% -9.09%
2017-18	30.71% 2.03%	31.81% 2.47%	29.81% 2.47%
2018-19	27.38% -3.33%	29.51% -4.07%	25.75% -4.07%
2019-20	25.58% -1.80%	27.13% -1.34%	24.41% -1.34%
2020-21	24.16% -1.42%	25.49% -1.28%	23.13% -1.28%
2021-22	22.00% -2.17%	23.00% -2.13%	21.00% -2.13%
2022-23	22.46% 0.46%	24.03% 0.21%	21.20% 0.21%
2023-24	20.00% -2.46%	20.99% -2.20%	19.01% -2.20%
Average	28.47%	29.70%	27.44%

Old Dominion University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 12,306, the average number of admitted is 10,905, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,962. The number of ODU applicants increased by 5.41% (781 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Old Dominion University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	10,201	7,833	2,943
2014-15	9,161 -1,040	7,502 -148	2,795 -148
2015-16	9,510 349	7,904 161	2,956 161
2016-17	11,352 1,842	9,608 -200	2,756 -200
2017-18	11,159 -193	9,566 182	2,938 182
2018-19	13,335 2,176	11,600 238	3,176 238
2019-20	13,761 426	12,293 -31	3,145 -31
2020-21	13,651 -110	13,024 2	3,147 2
2021-22	13,586 -65	13,043 -278	2,869 -278
2022-23	14,435 849	13,734 215	3,084 215
2023-24	15,216 781	13,847 -315	2,769 -315
Average	12,306	10,905	2,962

Old Dominion University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at ODU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes