Learning the modern way – the Old Dominion University way – isn’t one dimensional. It sparks your imagination, taps all of your senses, and makes use of today’s technologies. Our professors bring classrooms to life. They are the recipients of 26 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards, the highest honor for teaching and research in the state. Nearly 95% of our classrooms and modern buildings are packed with 21st century teaching technology. From our award-winning Career Management Center to our study abroad, Honors College and Center for Service and Civic Engagement, learning happens in and out of our classrooms. One thing is for certain, what you learn at ODU will prepare you to succeed anywhere.

ODU professors are masters in their fields, recognized by peers, organizations, businesses, and industries across the country. More than 75 professors have been named Fellows in national societies and professional organizations, and nearly 400 professional and academic journals are edited by ODU faculty. ODU’s Center for Sea Level Rise was tasked by the White House to undertake a two-year pilot project aimed at developing a ‘whole of government, whole of community’ approach to mitigating and adapting to life with rising seas. The project, which began in June 2014, will create a template for a model community response that can be adapted by other coastal regions in the future.

ODU was founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, and became and independent institution in 1962, gaining university status in 1969. Offering 70 bachelor’s degrees, 54 master’s degrees and 42 doctoral degrees, Old Dominion University graduates the second-most students in the STEM and health care fields in the Commonwealth.