Student Achievement
School of OptometryGRADUATION AND ATTRITION |
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YEAR MATRICULATED |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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EXPECTED GRADUATION YEAR |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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Number of matriculating students |
63 |
59 |
59 |
64 |
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# |
% of total matriculated |
# |
% of total matriculated |
# |
% of total matriculated |
# |
% of total matriculated |
Graduated in 4 years* |
38 |
60% |
45 |
77% |
44 |
75% |
51 |
80% |
Graduated in 5 years or more |
13 |
21% |
9 |
15% |
6 |
10% |
7 |
11%# |
Graduated at any time |
51 |
81% |
54 |
92% |
50 |
85% |
58 |
91% |
Attrition for academic reasons |
8 |
13% |
2 |
3% |
3 |
5% |
4 |
6% |
Attrition for other reasons |
2 |
3% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
3% |
0 |
0% |
Completed all curricular requirements but not met other graduation requirements |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
Still enrolled or on a leave of absence |
2 |
3% |
3 |
5% |
4 |
7% |
2 |
3% |
*Includes students who completed all graduation requirements in the same calendar year as the end of their fourth year
#Projected, based on the number of students in the 2025 graduating cohort
NBEO FIRST-TIME PASS RATES |
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NBEO pass rates for all first-time takers of NBEO Parts I, II, and III |
# of all first-time takers |
Pass rate (%) of first-time takers |
# of all first-time takers |
Pass rate (%) of first-time takers |
# of all first-time takers |
Pass rate (%) of first-time takers |
# of all first-time takers |
Pass rate (%) of first-time takers |
Calendar Year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Part I Applied Basic Sciences* |
48 |
63% |
53 |
49% |
52 |
29% |
60 |
33% |
Academic Year |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
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Part I Applied Basic Sciences* |
59 |
46% |
46 |
35% |
67 |
30% |
5 |
0% |
Part II Patient Assessment and Management* |
50 |
70% |
52 |
60% |
54 |
44% |
55 |
67% |
Part III Clinical Skills Examination* |
52 |
65% |
54 |
69% |
56 |
59% |
47 |
77% |
Note: this table includes all individuals who took the examination for the first time during the specified timeframe, regardless of year of enrollment or year of graduation.
*Part I data for the Calendar Year include March and August administrations in the given year except for 2020, which includes results from the July 2020, November 2020 and January 2021 administrations. Part I data for the Academic Year include August and March administrations in the academic year, except for 2020-21 which includes November 2020, January 2021 and March 2021 administrations. Part II data include December and April administrations in the academic year. Part III data include July through June administrations in the academic year.
ASCO-REPORTED NBEO EXAMINATION FIRST-TIME & ULTIMATE PASS RATES* |
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Graduating Cohort by Academic Year |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
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|
# of candidates |
Pass rate (%) |
# of candidates |
Pass rate (%) |
# of candidates |
Pass rate (%) |
# of candidates |
Pass rate (%) |
Part I Applied Basic Sciences First-time Pass Rate |
48 |
72.9% |
52 |
59.6% |
51 |
50.98% |
51 |
29.4% |
Part II Patient Assessment and Management First-time Pass Rate |
48 |
91.7% |
52 |
71.2% |
51 |
60.8% |
51 |
45.1% |
Part III Clinical Skills Examination First-time Pass Rate |
48 |
68.8% |
52 |
67.3% |
51 |
68.6% |
51 |
62.8% |
Ultimate Pass Rate for all 3 exam parts |
48 |
85.4% |
52 |
75.0% |
51 |
66.7% |
51 |
47.1% |
*As reported by the Association for Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO). Pass rates are reported for those candidates who attempted all three NBEO exam parts and graduated within the time frame of October 1 to September 30 of the graduation academic year. Each graduating cohort includes all students graduating in the specified timeframe regardless of their year of matriculation. At MCPHS, graduation status is not dependent upon board exam passage.
RESIDENCY PLACEMENT RATE FOR EACH GRADUATING COHORT* |
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Graduation Year |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Residency Placement Rate |
27% |
40% |
31% |
26% |
20% |
* Includes students who graduated in the calendar year indicated.