Graduation and Attrition Rates

Year Matriculated1 2019 2020 2021 2022
# % of matriculants # % of matriculants # % of matriculants # % of matriculants
Graduated in 4 years2 89 86.4% 79 79.8% 85 85% TBD TBD
Graduated in 5 years or less 99 96.1% 92 92.9% TBD TBD TBD TBD
Graduated at any time3 99 96.1% 92 92.9% TBD TBD TBD TBD
Still enrolled or on leave of absence 0 0.0% 4 4.0% 9 9.0% 7 7.4%
Attrition for academic reasons 3 2.9% 1 1.0% 4 4.0% 3 3.2%
Attrition for other reasons 1 1.0% 3 3.0% 2 2.0% 0 0.0%
  • 1 Matriculation/matriculating: the process of enrolling as a student in a college or school. A 'matriculating class' includes all students who initially enrolled in the college or scholl within an academic year and includes students admitted to the program with advanced standing, such as internation students, and students transferring from other programs.
  • 2 A student who graduates within the same calendar year as the end of their fourth academic year
  • 3 Students from the original cohort who ultimately graduated from the professional program as of the date of publication

Annual Institutional Pass Rates for all First-Time Takers of the National Board of Examiners (NBEO) Parts I, II and III

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 are limited to candidates that have graduated.

Part I Applied Basic Science
Academic Year (9/1-8/31) # of First-Time takers (Program) First-Time taker Pass Rate (Program) First-Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers
2025-2026 TBD TBD TBD
2024-2025 96 62.5% 62.0%
2023-2024 97 59.7% 65.8%
2022-2023 87 56.3% 65.8%
Part II Patient Assessment and Management
Academic Year (9/1-8/31) # of First-Time takers (Program) First-Time taker Pass Rate (Program) First-Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers
2025-2026 TBD 90.60% 89.40%
2024-2025 97 88.70% 86.60%
2023-2024 86 82.6% 84.2%
2022-2023 90 90% 82.90%
Part III Clinical Skills/ Patient Encounters and Performance Skills (CSE)/(PEPS)
Academic Year (7/1-6/30) # of First-Time takers (Program) First-Time taker Pass Rate (Program) First-Time Taker Pass Rate, All Exam Takers
2025-2026 (PEPS) TBD TBD TBD
2024-2025 (PEPS) 96 60.0% 69.0%
2023-2024 (CSE) 89 73.2% 81.7%
2022-2023 (CSE) 91 78.0% 74.4%

Program Completion Licensing Examination Rate

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.

Calendar Year (1/1-12/31) # of Students who completed all program curricular requirements # Licensed, or who passed all parts of an exam series that would permit licensure, in the United States or Canada Program Completion Licensing Examination Pass Rate
2026 TBD TBD TBD
2025 98 82 83.7%