Old Dominion earned 43 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 11 in the top 5%, 17 in the top 10% and 15 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #10 of 640 in Most Popular for Writing Studies, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 43 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 11
Highest placement: #10 of 640, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 349
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Old Dominion University Earned?
Old Dominion University holds 43 ranking badges across 12 fields of study, 11 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
11
Top 10%
17
Top 15%
15
Total
43
What Is Old Dominion University Known For?
Old Dominion University is best known for Health Professions: 5 of its 35 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Writing Studies, General Engineering and Information Technology.
How Does Old Dominion University Rank in Athletics?
Old Dominion University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #137 of 891 in Soccer (top 16%).
How Does Old Dominion University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Old Dominion University earned 8 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #207 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Old Dominion University appears in 349 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team