Class Profile & Statistics

The following information presents statistics about the Class of 2027 for the four-year OD program, the Class of 2026 AODP program, and the Class of 2025 ASIP program.

Four-year OD Program: Class of 2027

  • Applications: 829
  • Acceptance Rate: 47%
  • Enrolled Students: 131
  • Average GPA: 3.59
  • Average Science GPA: 3.50
  • Gender: 76% Female, 24% Male
  • Average OAT:
    Academic Average OAT = 331
    Total Science Average OAT = 328
  • U.S. States Represented: 22
  • Canadian Provinces Represented: 5
  • Countries Represented: U.S.A., Canada, China, Bangladesh

Accelerated OD Program: Class of 2026

  • Enrolled Students: 6
  • Average GPA: 3.42
  • Gender: 4 Females, 2 Males
  • Countries: China, Ecuador, Iran, Jordan

Advanced Standing International Program: Class of 2025

  • Enrolled Students: 5
  • Average GPA: 3.40
  • Gender: 4 Females, 1 Male
  • Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa

NBEO Pass Rates

2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
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
131 76.34 129 57.36 122 74.59
Part II
Patient Assessment and Management
December and April administrations
132 90.91 113 90.26 134 83.58
Part III
Clinical Skills Examination
July through June administrations
129 76.74 110 72.73 131 73.28
Graduating Cohort
NBEO Ultimate passage rate for each cohort graduating within each of three previous academic years 2021 2022 2023
Ultimate passage rate 89.39% 84.11% 84.13%

NECO Graduates in Residencies

Year # NECO Graduates Graduates Accepted to Residency Programs Graduates Accepted to NECO Residency Programs
2021 133 27% 13%
2020 138 27% 14%
2019 125 28% 14%
2018 129 26% 12%
2017 144 27% 15%
2016 123 26% 14%