University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Optometry

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3.68 Verified — official source: Published by ASCO or OptomCAS, the bodies that run optometry admissions and report board results. Board pass rates, class GPA and OAT averages, deadlines and letter requirements come from here. Click any underlined value to open the exact document it came from and check it yourself.
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31,746 Calculated: Worked out from sourced figures rather than published as such. Year-1 direct cost is tuition plus mandatory fees, because no two schools break their costs up the same way and nothing else compares across them. The inputs are sourced; the arithmetic is ours.
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NBEO results — ASCO institutional report

Report year	Candidates	Part I	Part II	Part III	Ultimate	US Part I	Source
2024-2025	43	72.09%	90.70%	65.12%	83.72%	66.83%	PDF

Footnoted rows carry a school-specific graduation requirement noted in the report; read the PDF for the exact wording.

Class profile — 2025 entering class

Class size

Applicants

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Interviewed

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Average GPA

3.5

Average science GPA

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Average OAT (AA)

318

Read from the school’s own page, 10 days ago.

Program

Public / private: not given
Accreditation status: Accredited (next ACOE site visit 2033
Accredited (next ACOE site visit 2033 — the furthest out of any school in the set)
reviewed by hand
Year established: not given

Class profile

Class size: 46
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Average GPA: 3.5
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Average science GPA: not given
Average OAT (AA): 318
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Profile year: 2025 entering class
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Admissions

Letters of recommendation: 3 letters — required: optometrist
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Interview style: not given
Patient care hours required: not given
Application deadline: 3/1/27
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Last OAT date accepted: 3/1/27
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Supplemental application: Required — fee $50, due 3/1/27
OptomCAS
Bachelor's required: No, minimum of 90 semester hours (135 quarter hours) required. Up to 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from a two-year institution may apply. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
OptomCAS
Other tests accepted: OAT (preferred). MCAT, DAT, and GRE are accepted.
OptomCAS

Cost

Year-1 direct cost: 32360
Resident / 52264 out-of-state — DERIVED (tuition + 1800 patient care center fee). The resident figure is the LOWEST in the project so far.
reviewed by hand
Tuition — in-state: 30560
For PY1 (Missouri resident). Also 30560 in PY2, PY3 and PY4, plus 7640 for Summer Session 1 and 7690 for Summer Session 2. Four-year tuition total 137570.
reviewed by hand
Tuition — out-of-state: 50464
For PY1 (out-of-state). Also 50464 in PY2, PY3 and PY4, plus 12616 for each of Summer Session 1 and Summer Session 2. Four-year tuition total 227088.
reviewed by hand
Cost of attendance / yr: 59860
Resident / 79764 out-of-state for PY1. PUBLISHED as a total — the third school to do so. Excludes the two summer sessions, which are budgeted separately at 14590/19566 and 13640/18616.
reviewed by hand
Fees: 1800 (per year)
Per year (Patient Care Center Fee), charged in PY1 through PY4 but not in the summer sessions. This is the only fee line on the cost sheet.
reviewed by hand
Average debt at graduation: not given
Scholarships available: not given

Boards & outcomes

NBEO Part I — first-time: 72.1%
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NBEO Part II — first-time: 90.7%
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NBEO Part III — first-time: 65.1%
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NBEO ultimate pass rate: 83.7%
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Average NBEO pass rate: 76%
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Residency match rate: not given
Residency programs available: not given
Employment after graduation: not given

Clinical training

Clinic starts: not given
Patient volume: not given
Specialty clinics offered: not given
VA / hospital rotations: not given

Curriculum

Problem-based learning: not given
Research opportunities: not given
Dual degree options: not given
Faculty-to-student ratio: not given

Location & life

Cost of living: not given
Housing availability: not given
Weather / climate: not given
Competitiveness vs collaboration: not given

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