Class Profile & Statistics

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

Published results include the performance of all first-time takers of each NBEO examination Part within the specified timeframe regardless of year of enrollment, year of graduation, or graduation status; first-time taker pass rates published on the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) website (link) are limited to candidates that have graduated.

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	103	61.1%	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	109	89.9%	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	20	90.0%	95.6%
2023-24	11	90.9%	94.1%
2022-23	9	88.9%	94.2%

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	8	75.0%	93.3%
2023-24	11	72.7%	86.3%
2022-23	10	60.0%	84.8%

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%