Class Profile & Statistics

The following information presents statistics about the Class of 2029 for the four-year OD program, the Class of 2028 AODP program, the Class of 2027 ASIP program, and the Class of 2027 MS/OD China program.

Four-year OD Program: Class of 2029

  • Applications: 870
  • Acceptance Rate: 47%
  • Enrolled Students: 140
  • Average GPA: 3.56
  • Average Science GPA: 3.42
  • Gender: 79% Female, 21% Male
  • Average OAT:
    Academic Average OAT = 331
    Total Science Average OAT = 327
  • U.S. States Represented: 25
  • Canadian Provinces Represented: 7
  • Countries Represented: U.S.A., Canada, China, Vietnam

Accelerated OD Program: Class of 2028

  • Enrolled Students: 4
  • Average GPA: 3.47
  • Gender: 2 Females, 2 Males
  • Countries: China, Nigeria, Taiwan, US (Puerto Rico)

Advanced Standing International Program: Class of 2027

  • Enrolled Students: 10
  • Average GPA: 3.62
  • Gender: 7 Females, 3 Male
  • Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago

MS/OD China Program: Class of 2027

  • Enrolled Students: 1
  • Average GPA: 3.88
  • Gender: Male
  • Countries: China

NBEO Pass Rates

NBEO Part I – Applied Basic Science
Academic Year (9/1 – 8/31) # of First-Time Takers, NECO First-Time Taker Pass Rate, NECO First-Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (National)
2024-25 99 60.6% 62.0%
2023-24 114 64.0% 65.8%
2022-23 122 74.6% 65.8%
NBEO Part II – Patient Assessment and Management
Academic Year (9/1 – 8/31) # of First-Time Takers, NECO First-Time Taker Pass Rate, NECO First-Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (National)
2024-25 104 90.4% 86.6%
2023-24 119 87.4% 84.2%
2022-23 134 83.6% 82.9%
NBEO Part III – Patient Encounters and Performance Skills
Academic Year (7/1 – 6/30) # of First-Time Takers, NECO First-Time Taker Pass Rate, NECO First-Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (National)
2024-25 101 68.3% 69.0%
2023-24 121 80.2% 81.7%
2022-23 131 73.3% 74.4%

OEBC Pass Rates

OEBC Written
Academic Year (9/1-8/31) # of First-Time Writers, NECO First-Time Writer Pass Rate, NECO First-Time Writer Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (National)
2024-25 17 94.1% 95.6%
2023-24 11 90.9% 94.1%
OEBC Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Academic Year (9/1-8/31) # of First-Time Writers, NECO First-Time Writer Pass Rate, NECO First-Time Writer Pass Rate, All Exam Takers (National)
2024-25 7 100% 92.6%
2023-24 11 90.9% 86.3%

Program Completion Licensing Examination Rates

The proportion of students completing all of a program’s curricular requirements within a calendar year who, by the end of that calendar year, are licensed, or have passed all parts of an examination series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada.

OD Program
Calendar Year (1/1-12/31) # of students who completed all program curricular requirements, NECO OD # Licensed, or who passed all parts of an exam series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada, NECO OD Program Completion Licensing Examination Pass Rate, NECO OD
2024-25 124 90 72.6%
AODP Program
Calendar Year (1/1-12/31) # of students who completed all program curricular requirements, NECO AODP # Licensed, or who passed all parts of an exam series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada, NECO AODP Program Completion Licensing Examination Pass Rate, NECO AODP
2024-25 3 2 66.7%

NECO Graduates in Residencies

Year # NECO Graduates Graduates Accepted to Residency Programs Graduates Accepted to NECO Residency Programs
2024 131 37% 19%
2023 144 25% 13%
2022 124 34% 16%
2021 133 27% 13%
2020 138 27% 14%
2019 125 28% 14%
2018 129 26% 12%
2017 144 27% 15%
2016 123 26% 14%