2025 OD Class Profile

While there is no minimum GPA or OAT score required for an application to UHCO to be considered, the figures below reflect the averages of our most recently admitted class.

Total Number of First Year Students Attending UHCO: 102

Class By Residency
Texas Residents	81
Out of State	21
Class By Gender
Male	41
Female	61

Class By Ethnicity
Ethnicity	Male	Female
American Indian	0	1
Asian	20	35
Black	2	8
Hispanic / Latino	4	5
No Report	1	3
White	14	9
Total	102

Undergraduate Grades
Average Overall GPA	3.56
Prerequisite GPA	3.50
Optometry Admissions Test Scores (OAT Averages)
Academic Average	330
Total Science	330
Quantitative Reasoning	340
Reading Comprehension	340
Physics	310
Biology	330
General Chemistry	340
Organic Chemistry	330

Colleges Attended
University	Total
Angelo State University	1
Baylor University	1
Brigham Young University	3
California State University at East Bay	1
Grand Canyon University	1
Hampton University	1
Lamar University	3
Louisiana State University	3
Pacific Union College	1
Rice University	1
South Dakota State University	1
Southwestern University	1
Stephen F. Austin State University	1
Texas A&M University	6
Texas Tech University	2
University of California at Los Angeles	3
University of Houston	21
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	1
University of Maine	1
University of Nebraska at Omaha	1
University of North Alabama	1
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1
University of North Texas	2
University of Oklahoma	1
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	1
University of South Dakota	1
University of Texas at Arlington	3
University of Texas at Austin	24
University of Texas at Dallas	5
University of Texas at San Antonio	4
University of Virginia	1
University of Wisconsin at River Falls	1
West Texas A&M University	2
West Virginia University	1
Wichita State University	1