Optometry School Information Page

Some Facts and Figures

    There are presently 17 Schools and Colleges of Optometry in the United States and Puerto Rico.  For the 2005 entering class, there were 2,585 applicants for 1,403 spots in optometry schools or about 1.8 applicants per opening.   Compared to 2004, the number of applicants was up 2.2% and is up 27% since 2002.  The State of Kentucky does not have a school or college of optometry, but has contracted with Southern College of Optometry in Memphis TN to take up to 8 KY residents, and the University of Alabama in Birmingham AL, and Indiana University in Bloomington, IN for 3 each.  Students awarded KY seats pay in-state residents tuition.

Information about the Optometry Schools to which WKU students most often apply:

 
School
Southern College
Indiana Univ.
UAB

Univ. MO-
St. Louis

Nova Southeastern
Avg. GPA*
3.42
3.49
3.51
3.42
3.34
Avg. OAT (AA/TS)*
327/327
321/322
318/319
318/320
314/316
Apply/Enrolled*
673 / 122
390/ 80
155/ 42
254/ 44
661/95
Tuition: Res/Non-Res
$14,738/ $19,738
$13,447/ $28,724
$13,416/ $34,024
$14,802/ $27,356
$17,670/ $21,870
Application Fee
$50
$50
$50
$50
$50
Application Deadline
March 1
February 1
February 1
March 15
April 1
 
% with Bachelor's Deg.
98
84
98
100
86

* Data are for the 2005 entering class and are from the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

Click Here to Visit the Association of  Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) Web Site


Last Update: August 10, 2006
Author:  Kenneth M. Crawford