Old Dominion University

Chart (C) | How is institutional financial aid (e.g., discounts/waivers) offsetting institutional tuition revenue over time?​



RateAnnual Growth 3
Gross tuition revenue1.1%
Institutional Financial Aid15.5%
Net Tuition Revenue2-0.3%
Inflation (HEPI)53.0%
Inflation (CPI)53.2%
Institutional financial aid (e.g., tuition discounts/waivers)1 vs. net tuition revenue2 [2015-2024]​


Revenue Category2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Institutional financial aid$44.7M$37.4M$39.5M$39.5M$48.4M$44.1M$48.8M$53.0M$54.8M$57.2M
Net Tuition revenue (NGF)$134.4M$140.4M$141.4M$149.1M$165.7M$160.4M$150.4M$136.0M$130.2M$137.5M
State-funded financial aid (GF)$18.9M$19.5M$24.2M$24.3M$24.8M$26.0M$26.0M$31.4M$35.1M$62.9M



1. Institution financial aid = SCHEV S1/S2 collections; includes tuition discounts/waivers (foregone revenue) and non-general fund tuition revenues applied toward financial aid (redirected revenue).
2. Net tuition revenue = gross tuition revenue – total institutional financial aid.
3. Tuition discount rate = total institutional aid (tuition discounts/waivers) / gross tuition revenue.
4. "Annual growth" calculated as compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
5. Determined as annual growth in HEPI/CPI over period​.
Source: SCHEV