College of OptometryFounded: 1980
Location: Marillac Hall and the Patient Care Center (south-side of campus)
Enrollment:* 172 full-time students, 40% male, 60% female
Geographic Representation:* 45% from Missouri, 55% from 14 other states with one international student
Degrees Offered: Doctor of Optometry
Faculty:* 18 full-time, 15 part-time and 88 adjunct; 100% hold highest degree in their discipline
Student-to-Full-time Faculty Ratio: approximately 10-to-1
Average Class Size: 46 - 48
Four and Five Year Program Completion Rates
National Board 1st Time Pass Rates
Ultimate Pass Rate for Graduating Classes 2012 to 2017
Graduation Career Placement and Licensure Rates
Entering Class Academic Statistics
Unique Features: Class size 30% smaller than the average of other schools and colleges of optometry; excellent and diverse clinical experience with over 80 externship sites
Scholarship and Financial Aid: Merit and need-based scholarships, Federal financial aid
Students enrolled in the professional degree program are selected from a diverse pool of applicants representing all fifty states, the District of Columbia and fourteen countries. During the rigorous four year course of study students demonstrate that they have attained competency to the level of a new practitioner within ten domains, [Patient History, Optometric Knowledge, Patient Care, Clinical Skills, Record Keeping, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Intra/Inter Professional Consultation/Practice, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice and Practice Based Learning] assessed via a series of examinations, proficiencies and evaluations of clinical skills.
* as of Fall 2017
Last update: 2/13/2018
