Student Achievement
School of OptometryGraduation and Attrition Rates
|
Year Matriculated |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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Number of Matriculants |
59 |
64 |
60 |
56 |
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|
# |
% of matriculants |
# |
% of matriculants |
# |
% of matriculants |
# |
% of matriculants |
|
|
Graduated in 4 years |
44 |
74.6% |
51 |
79.7% |
39 |
65.0% |
42* |
75.0% |
|
Graduated in 5 years or less |
50 |
84.7% |
58 |
90.6% |
47* |
78.3% |
TBD |
TBD |
|
Graduated at any time |
54* |
91.5% |
58 |
90.6% |
47* |
78.3% |
42* |
75.0% |
|
Still enrolled or on leave of absence |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
4 |
6.7% |
11 |
19.6% |
|
Completed curricular requirements, but not graduation requirements |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Attrition for academic reasons |
3 |
5.1% |
6 |
9.4% |
7 |
11.7% |
1 |
1.8% |
|
Attrition for other reasons |
2 |
3.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
3.3% |
2 |
3.6% |
*Includes May, 2026 graduates
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RESIDENCY PLACEMENT RATE |
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|
Graduation Year |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
|
Residency Placement Rate |
20% |
25% |
36% |
19% |
Residency Placement Rate is the percentage of the entire graduating cohort who matched to residencies. Includes students who graduated in the calendar year indicated, regardless of matriculation year. Data for the 2026 graduating cohort are results from just after the OR-Match phase and does not include post-match results.
NBEO First-Time 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 or year of graduation. Program data are from NBEO aggregate reports for first-time student takers, with the exception of 2025-2026 Part II and Part III exam results and 2023-2024 Part III exam results, which were taken from individual score reports.
NBEO Part I Applied Basic Science
Academic Year (9/1-8/31) |
# of first-time takers, MCPHS |
first-time taker pass rate, MCPHS |
first-time taker pass rate, all exam takers (National) |
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|
2024-2025 (Mar & Aug) |
51 | 62.7% | 62.0% | ||||
|
2023-2024 (Mar & Aug) |
47 |
61.7% |
65.8% |
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|
2022-2023 (Mar & Aug) |
58 |
34.5% |
65.8% |
NBEO Part II Patient Assessment and Management
Academic Year (9/1-8/31) |
# of first-time takers, MCPHS |
first-time taker pass rate, MCPHS |
first-time taker pass rate, all exam takers (National) |
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| 2025-2026 (Dec only) | 47 | 87.2% | 89.4% | ||||
|
2024-2025 (Dec & Apr) |
49 |
81.6% |
86.6% |
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|
2023-2024 (Dec & Apr) |
60 |
66.7% |
84.2% |
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|
2022-2023 (Dec & Apr) |
51 |
45.1% |
82.9% |
NBEO Part III Clinical Skills Exam or Patient Encounters and Performance Skills
Academic Year (7/1-6/30) |
# of first-time takers, MCPHS |
first-time taker pass rate, MCPHS |
first-time taker pass rate, all exam takers (National) |
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| 2025-2026 (thru Feb) | 47 | 59.6% | Not Available | ||||
|
2024-2025 |
48 |
77.1% |
69.0% |
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|
2023-2024 |
53 |
75.5% |
81.7% |
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|
2022-2023 |
53 |
62.3% |
74.4% |
First-time taker pass rates published on the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) website are limited to candidates who have graduated in that academic year and have attempted all three parts of the NBEO exam.
OEBC First-Time Pass Rates
Data for the Optometry Examining Board of Canada (OEBC) Written and Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) exams are not shown because MCPHS has fewer than 5 first-time takers of the OEBC exams in each academic year for the period from 2021 to 2026.
Program Completion Licensing Examination Rate
Program Completion Licensing Examination Rate is 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.
|
Calendar Year (01/01-12/31) |
# 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 Rate |
|
2025 |
50 |
36 |
72.0% |