Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, is Virginia's forward-focused public doctoral research institution with approximately 23,500 students, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community, and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia's economy. It is classified as an R1 research university with very high research activity, offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. The university has research strengths in coastal resilience, modeling and simulation, bioelectrics, cybersecurity, port logistics, and maritime engineering.