Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University (ODU) is a public educational institute located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. This organization was founded in 1930 and is a part of the education, higher education, and university industries. It is affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and National Athletic Association. The motto of the university is "Changing Lives".

ODU is accredited by various organizations, including the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET, Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, Council on Accreditation, and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The university has been assigned four patents. Old Dominion University has subsidiaries such as the Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences and the Old Dominion University Fieldhouse.