Where the numbers come from

Nothing here is invented. Each value carries its origin, a link to the page or document it was read from, and the date it was last checked. When a school publishes nothing for a field, it stays not given.

Board pass rates

ASCO publishes one Institutional Yearly Performance Report per academic year, produced with the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. It lists, for every member school, the number of candidates and the first-time pass rate for Part I (ABS), Part II (PAM) and Part III (CSE/PEPS), plus an ultimate pass rate. We parse that PDF directly.

Newest report loaded: 2024-2025 — national first-time rates 66.83% / 87.96% / 70.09%, ultimate 82.49%. Source PDF

This report is published once a year, typically in February. Any site claiming continuously-updating board pass rates is showing you something else.

Class profiles, tuition and deadlines

A weekly crawler visits each school’s own site, follows links that look like a class profile, student-achievement, or tuition page, and reads the figures it can identify with confidence. High-confidence readings are applied automatically; anything ambiguous is held for human review rather than published as fact. An official ASCO figure is never overwritten by a crawled one.

Every school we track (27)

Each program’s official site, plus the specific pages the crawler reads. If a school publishes a class profile we haven’t found, this is the place to check — a missing “class profile” link means we’re showing not given for its GPA and OAT.

School	Location	Official site	Pages we read
MWU-AZ Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University	Glendale, AZ	midwestern.edu/academics/degrees-programs/doctor-optometry-program/arizona-college-optometry	tuition class profile
MWU-IL Chicago College of Optometry, Midwestern University	Downers Grove, IL	midwestern.edu/academics/degrees-programs/doctor-optometry-program/chicago-college-optometry	tuition class profile
ICO Illinois College of Optometry	Chicago, IL	ico.edu	admissions student achievement class profile
IU Indiana University School of Optometry	Bloomington, IN	optometry.indiana.edu	tuition admissions
IAUPR Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry	Bayamón, PR	optonet.inter.edu	tuition admissions
MCPHS Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry	Worcester, MA	mcphs.edu/academics/school-of-optometry/optometry/optometry-od	admissions student achievement
MCO Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University	Big Rapids, MI	ferris.edu/mco	admissions student achievement class profile
NECO New England College of Optometry	Boston, MA	neco.edu	tuition admissions student achievement class profile
NSUOCO Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry	Tahlequah, OK	optometry.nsuok.edu	admissions
NSU Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry	Fort Lauderdale, FL	optometry.nova.edu	tuition admissions
Pacific Pacific University College of Optometry	Forest Grove, OR	pacificu.edu/optometry	tuition admissions student achievement
PCO Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Drexel University	Elkins Park, PA	salus.edu/optometry	student achievement
RMU Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions College of Optometric Medicine	Provo, UT	rm.edu/od	none found yet
SCCO Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University	Fullerton, CA	ketchum.edu/optometry	admissions
SCO Southern College of Optometry	Memphis, TN	sco.edu	tuition student achievement class profile
SUNY SUNY College of Optometry	New York, NY	sunyopt.edu	tuition admissions student achievement class profile
Ohio State The Ohio State University College of Optometry	Columbus, OH	optometry.osu.edu	admissions student achievement class profile
Berkeley UC Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science	Berkeley, CA	optometry.berkeley.edu	tuition admissions
Montréal Université de Montréal École d'optométrie	Montreal, QC · Canada	optometrie.umontreal.ca	none found yet
UAB University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry	Birmingham, AL	uab.edu/optometry	admissions
Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy School of Optometry	Novi, MI	optometry.udmercy.edu	admissions
UHCO University of Houston College of Optometry	Houston, TX	opt.uh.edu	admissions class profile
UMSL University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Optometry	St. Louis, MO	umsl.edu/divisions/optometry	admissions student achievement
KYCO University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry	Pikeville, KY	upike.edu/KYCO	admissions student achievement class profile
UIW University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry	San Antonio, TX	uiw.edu/optometry	none found yet
Waterloo University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science	Waterloo, ON · Canada	uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vision-science	admissions
WesternU Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry	Pomona, CA	westernu.edu/optometry	admissions

Field catalogue

Field	Group	Type	Auto-updated	Notes
Year-1 direct cost	Cost	usd	manual	CALCULATED: year-1 tuition + mandatory recurring fees. Excludes health insurance, equipment, books and living costs, which schools treat inconsistently. The only figure comparable across schools.
Cost of living	Location & life	text	manual
Public / private	Program	text	manual
Class size	Class profile	number	yes
NBEO Part I — first-time	Boards & outcomes	percent	yes (annual)
Clinic starts	Clinical training	text	manual
Cost score	Weighted score	your 1–5 rating	manual
Tuition — in-state	Cost	usd	yes
Letters of recommendation	Admissions	text	manual	Number and type
NBEO Part II — first-time	Boards & outcomes	percent	yes (annual)
NBEO Part III — first-time	Boards & outcomes	percent	yes (annual)
NBEO ultimate pass rate	Boards & outcomes	percent	yes (annual)	Share of the cohort that passed all three parts
Average NBEO pass rate	Boards & outcomes	percent	yes (annual)	Mean of the three first-time rates
Housing availability	Location & life	text	manual
Problem-based learning	Curriculum	text	manual
Patient volume	Clinical training	text	manual
Interview style	Admissions	text	manual	MMI / traditional / virtual
Tuition — out-of-state	Cost	usd	yes
Boards score	Weighted score	your 1–5 rating	manual
Research opportunities	Curriculum	text	manual
Specialty clinics offered	Clinical training	longtext	manual
Cost of attendance / yr	Cost	usd	yes
Patient care hours required	Admissions	text	manual
Clinical score	Weighted score	your 1–5 rating	manual
Accreditation status	Program	text	manual	Full / Provisional / Preliminary
Weather / climate	Location & life	text	manual
Accreditation warning	Program	longtext	manual	Shown prominently when a program is not in good standing with ACOE
Dual degree options	Curriculum	text	manual
Fees	Cost	usd	yes
Application deadline	Admissions	text	yes
Average GPA	Class profile	number	yes
Location score	Weighted score	your 1–5 rating	manual
Year established	Program	year	manual
Last OAT date accepted	Admissions	text	manual	Latest OAT test date the school will accept this cycle
Average debt at graduation	Cost	usd	manual
Supplemental application	Admissions	text	manual
VA / hospital rotations	Clinical training	boolish	manual
Safety	Location & life	your 1–5 rating	manual
Faculty-to-student ratio	Curriculum	text	manual
Average science GPA	Class profile	number	yes
Bachelor's required	Admissions	text	manual	Whether a completed degree is required, preferred, or a credit-hour minimum
Faculty accessibility	Location & life	your 1–5 rating	manual
Scope of practice strength	Clinical training	your 1–5 rating	manual
Scholarships available	Cost	longtext	manual
Average OAT (AA)	Class profile	number	yes
Other tests accepted	Admissions	text	manual	Whether GRE, MCAT, DAT or PCAT may substitute for the OAT
Competitiveness vs collaboration	Location & life	text	manual
Merit aid generosity	Cost	your 1–5 rating	manual
Residency match rate	Boards & outcomes	percent	manual
Residency programs available	Boards & outcomes	text	manual
Profile year	Class profile	text	yes	Which entering class the profile describes
Employment after graduation	Boards & outcomes	percent	manual

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