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

	2021-2022		2022-2023		2023-2024
NBEO Pass Rates for all first-time takers of NBEO Parts I, II, and III	# of all first-time takers	Pass rate (%) of first-time takers	# of all first-time takers	Pass rate (%) of first-time takers	# of all first-time takers	Pass rate (%) of first-time takers
Part I Applied Basic Science August and March administrations	129	57.36	122	74.59	114	64.03
Part II Patient Assessment and Management December and April administrations	113	90.26	134	83.58	119	87.40
Part III Clinical Skills Examination July through June administrations	110	72.73	131	73.28	121	80.16

	Graduating Cohort*
NBEO Ultimate passage rate for each cohort graduating within each of three previous academic years	2022	2023	2024
Ultimate passage rate	89.29%	84.13%	86.92%

*Exam takers who graduated between October 1 of a given year and September 30 of the following year

OEBC Pass Rates

	2023-2024
OEBC Pass Rates for all first-time takers of OEBC Written and OSCE	# of all first-time takers	Pass rate (%) of first-time takers
OEBC Written	11	90.90
OEBC OSCE	11	90.90

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%