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)
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