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Engineering (all) at Old Dominion

Old Dominion graduates about 218 engineering majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 247th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 51 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $32 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2186% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$89,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$32Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1250whole school

Around Old Dominion

Engineering Systems Building
Engineering Systems Building at Old DominionPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion University. Formerly the Robert M. Hughes Memorial L
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion UniversityPhoto: Packer1028 · CC0 · source
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University Center
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University CenterPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Home to the Old Dominion Monarchs footba
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium - Old DominionPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Systems Building, Engineering Motorsports, Engineering & Computational Sciences Building, Innovations Research Park I, Innovation Research Park II.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dorm 7 · Arts 4 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Asheville 52
  2. Endicott College 52
  3. Florida International University 51
  4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 51
  5. Northern Arizona University 51
  6. Portland State University 51
  7. University of South Alabama 51
  8. Savannah College of Art and Design 51

Other strong majors at Old Dominion

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Old Dominion with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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