Student Achievement

School of Optometry
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GRADUATION AND ATTRITION

YEAR MATRICULATED

2016

2017

2018

2019

EXPECTED GRADUATION YEAR

2020

2021

2022

2023

Number of matriculating students

69

63

59

59

 

#

% of total matriculated

#

% of total matriculated

#

% of total matriculated

#

% of total matriculated

Graduated in 4 years*

51

73%

38

60%

45

77%

44

75%

Graduated in 5 years or more

9

13%

13

21%

9

15%

6

10%#

Graduated at any time

60

87%

51

81%

54

92%

50

85%

Attrition for academic reasons

9

13%

8

13%

2

3%

3

5%

Attrition for other reasons

0

0%

2

3%

0

0%

2

3%

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

0

0%

2

3%

3

5%

4

7%

*Includes students who completed all graduation requirements in the same calendar year as the end of the their fourth year
#Projected, based on the number of students in the 2024 graduating cohort


 

NBEO FIRST-TIME PASS RATES

Calendar Year

2019

2020

2021

2022

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

 

Part I Applied Basic Sciences*

55

66%

48

65%

53

49%

52

29%

 

Part II Patient Assessment and Management*

67

73%

54

85%

50

70%

52

60%

 

Part III Clinical Skills Examination*

67

64%

49

67%

52

65%

54

69%

 

Note: this table includes all individuals who took the examination for the first time during the specified timeframe, regardless of year of enrollment or graduation status. Data for Part I vs. data for Parts II and III in a given year generally are from students in different class cohorts.

*Part I data include March and August administrations of that calendar year except for 2020, which includes results from the July 2020, November 2020 and January 2021 administrations.  Part II data include December and April administrations in the academic year ending on the calendar year, except for 2020, which includes December 2019 and July 2020 administrations.  Part III data include August through July administrations in the academic year ending on the calendar year.


 

ASCO-REPORTED NBEO EXAMINATION FIRST-TIME & ULTIMATE PASS RATES*

Graduating Cohort by Academic Year

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

 

# 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

61

49.2%

48

72.9%

52

59.6%

51

50.98%

 

Part II Patient Assessment and Management First-time Pass Rate

61

77.1%

48

91.7%

52

71.2%

51

60.8%

 

Part III Clinical Skills Examination First-time Pass Rate

61

68.9%

48

68.8%

52

67.3%

51

68.6%

 

Ultimate Pass Rate for all 3 exam parts

61

75.4%

48

85.4%

52

75.0%

51

66.7%

 

*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.

 

 

 


 

RESIDENCY PLACEMENT RATE FOR EACH GRADUATING COHORT*

Graduation Year

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Residency Placement Rate

29%

26%

40%

31%

26%

* Includes students who graduated in the calendar year indicated.

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