Student Enrollment

Student enrollment has changed dramatically since Old Dominion University (ODU) opened its doors in 1930. During the 1930-1931 academic year, there were 206 students registered for classes at the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary. By the 2022-2023 academic year, there were 23,107 students registered for classes.

Student Headcount

The following is a list of the student headcounts throughout ODU’s history. The more recent student headcounts are for the fall semesters. * Note: The headcounts from 1948 to 1968 are inconsistent and need to be researched further.

1930-1939

1930-1931: 206

1931-1932: 455

1932-1933: 482

1933-1934: 399

1934-1935: 341

1935-1936: 369

1936-1937: 403

1937-1938: 452

1938-1939: 541

1939-1940: 522

1940-1949

1940-1941: 540

1941-1942: 401

1942-1943: 376

1943-1944: 263

1944-1945: 346

1945-1946: 630

1946-1947: 878

1947-1948: 908

1960-1969

1962-1963: 3,810

1968-1969: 9,580

1969-1970: 8,991

1970-1979

1970-1971: 9,471

1971-1972: 9,903

1972-1973: 10,483

1973-1974: 10,536

1974-1975: 11,768

1975-1976: 13,164

1976-1977: 13,254

1977-1978: 14,188

1978-1979: 13,935

1979-1980: 14,645

1980-1989

1980-1981: 15,139

1981-1982: 15,236

1982-1983: 14,712

1983-1984: 14,660

1984-1985: 14,590

1985-1986: 14,670

1986-1987: 14,204

1987-1988: 15,640

1988-1989: 16,364

1989-1990: 16,239

1990-1999

1990-1991: 16,729

1991-1992: 16,686

1992-1993: 16,507

1993-1994: 15,974

1994-1995: 16,490

1995-1996: 17,077

1996-1997: 17,800

1997-1998: 18,556

1998-1999: 18,552

1999-2000: 18,873

2000-2009

2000-2001: 18,969

2001-2002: 19,627

2002-2003: 20,105

2003-2004: 20,802

2004-2005: 20,595

2005-2006: 21,274

2006-2007: 21,625

2007-2008: 22,287

2008-2009: 23,086

2009-2010: 24,013

2010-2019

2010-2011: 24,466

2011-2012: 24,753

2012-2013: 24,670

2013-2014: 24,828

2014-2015: 24,932

2015-2016: 24,672

2016-2017: 24,322

2017-2018: 24,375

2018-2019: 24,176

2019-2020: 23,675

2020-Present

2020-2021: 24,286

2021-2022: 23,494

2022-2023: 23,107

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