ODU ranked in Top 100 Engineering Institutions for R&D Expenditures
Old Dominion University is ranked as one of the top 100 engineering institutions in the country for research and development (R&D) expenditures, according to the latest report by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The 2006 overall R&D Expenditure Ranking by NSF places ODU engineering at number 81 nationwide. For federally-funded research and development, ODU engineering was ranked number 69.
The Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology is also excited to report that four of its engineering departments ranked within the top 100 in the country for R&D expenditures in their departmental category. ODU's aerospace engineering department was ranked number 20. Electrical and computer engineering came in at 36, with mechanical engineering at 87, and the civil engineering department at 84.