Old Dominion vs Utah State
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VACompass Score: GoodBCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Utah State UniversityLogan, UTCompass Score: Good · Top 40%
At a glance
- Utah State has the higher graduation rate: 59% against 46% at Old Dominion.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Old Dominion has the lower price after aid: $9,739 a year, against $12,057 at Utah State.
- Median debt is lower at Utah State: $14,340, against $24,000 at Old Dominion.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 40%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 41%
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 45%
Value
B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 31%
A-Value: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 12%
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Norfolk, VA
Logan, UT
Setting
City
City
Students
22,541
28,063
Sports
NCAA Division I · Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Division I · Mountain West Conference
Admission
Admission rate
90%
92%
Average SAT
1197
1187
ACT middle 50%
24–29
20–28
Outcomes
Graduation rate
46%
59%
First-year retention
77%
71%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$54,914
$54,022
Median debt
$24,000
$14,340
Cost
Average price after aid
$14,638
$14,936
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$9,739
$12,057
$30,001–$48,000
$10,114
$12,803
$48,001–$75,000
$13,123
$13,521
$75,001–$110,000
$16,940
$16,094
Over $110,000
$23,567
$19,169
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Electrical engineering $96,427
- Computing and information science $95,485
- Computer engineering $94,542
- Nursing $90,917
- Mechanical engineering $87,772
- Computer engineering $111,527
- Computing and information science $110,414
- Air Transportation $103,989
- Electrical engineering $94,576
- Physics $93,461
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.