Azimuth places the return pillar for Old Dominion University in the 59th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $64,472 four years after completion, a figure in the 64th percentile.
The median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $65,610, and this figure is $1,138 below that. Graduates earn about $2,397 more than the model expects for similar students.
The gap is in the 64th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,344.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,947. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,990.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $64,472 at Old Dominion University. That figure is drawn from a cohort of 4,872 completers and sits at the 64th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $2,397 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios derived from the program mix show a downside of $50,726 and an upside of $87,649.
An estimated 31.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Working and not enrolled, federally aided graduates earn a median of $64,472 four years after completing a degree at Old Dominion University, at the 64th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That amount falls $1,138 below the $65,610 median observed at comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #604 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. On this measure, graduates earn about $2,397 more than the model expects for similar students.
Earnings beyond expectations measure the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students. That outcome sits at the 64th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,344. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,947.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component alone adds $2,990. Degrees awarded cluster in Health Professions, Business and Social Sciences, with 28.1% in STEM fields.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $50,726 on the downside to $87,649 on the upside for graduates. An estimated 31.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix and not observed enrollment.
Earnings scenarios range from $50,726 on the downside to $87,649 on the upside, a spread that shows the variation across programs at Old Dominion University. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the upper end, Electrical Engineering graduates earn $96,427 four years after completion, from 44 degrees awarded. Computer and Information Sciences follows at $95,485 with 108 degrees awarded, and Nursing at $90,917 with 222 degrees awarded.
Graduates of Old Dominion University earn about $2,397 more than the model expects for similar students, yet borrowers who finish leave with a median of $24,000 in federal student loans. That median is $3,924 above the $20,076 figure posted by comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, the median federal debt yields an estimated monthly payment of $273. The student debt figure covers borrowers who completed and excludes Parent PLUS.
Parent PLUS borrowers hold a separate median of $18,866, distinct from the student-borrower population. That earnings advantage and the debt level, which sits above the peer median, pull in opposite directions for a family weighing whether the earnings justify the borrowing.