Old Dominion Housing Costs

$3,000 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

How Much Will it Cost to Live at Old Dominion?

There are additional costs associated with college other than tuition. Find out below exactly how much you will be spending to attend Old Dominion University.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at Old Dominion

Housing and meal plans are priced out separately here. The standard student paid $8,526 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $6,638. Taken together, the average on-campus student at Old Dominion University can expect to spend about $23,238 in 2026 after factoring in housing, meals, books and other essentials.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for Old Dominion University.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$18,438	$19,928
— Housing	$8,526
— Meals	$6,638
Other Living Expenses	$3,000	$3,000
Books and Supplies	$1,800	$1,800
Total	$23,238	$24,728

Will You Spend Four Years On Campus? Projected Four-Year Cost: $102,861

Like tuition, room and board usually rises a little each year. Knowing where it is headed helps you budget for the full degree, not just year one.

Over four years you could pay about $102,861 in housing, food and other expenses.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at Old Dominion University.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$15,988
Two Years Ago	$16,480
One Year Ago	$17,592
Most Recent Year (2026)	$18,438
One Year From Now *	$19,379
Two Years From Now *	$20,369
Three Years From Now *	$21,410
Four Years From Now *	$22,503

* estimated

On-campus room and board has trended up an average of 5.1% a year over the last three years. If current trends continue, incoming first-year students would pay about $24,179 in their first year.

By their final year, a student might pay about $27,303 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $25,169 in the final year of a two-year (associate) degree.

Across all four years, on-campus living costs would total approximately $102,861 for a bachelor’s, while two years would run about $49,348 for a two-year stay.