Old Dominion University Educational Foundation

Mission of the University

Old Dominion University, located in the City of Norfolk in the metropolitan Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia, is a dynamic public research institution that serves its students and enriches the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation and the world through rigorous academic programs, strategic partnerships, and active civic engagement.

Quick Facts

1930 - Founded as the Norfolk Division of The College of William and Mary

1926 - Became an independent institution; gained university status in 1969

Best - Southeastern College by Princeton Review

Top 100 - Graduate School of Education by U.S. News & World Report

25 - Number of Outstanding Faculty Award Winners