Ferris State University Michigan College of Optometry
Big Rapids, MI · Small town · Public · First class 1975
Fully accredited
- seats per class
- 37
- applications
- 246
- average GPA
- 3.71
- average OAT
- 334
- tuition per year
- $37,544
- four-year cost
- $187,913
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.71
- OAT
- 334 academic average · 325 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 70%
- From in state
- 22% of the class · 11 states represented
- Women in the class
- 64.4%
- Bachelor’s degree
- Preferred, not required
- Prerequisites
- Organic chem, biochem, microbiology, statistics, psychology
- Shadowing
- Required 20 hrs (Early Admission only)
- Deadline
- 2/1/27 · fee None
What it costs
$187,913four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $37,544/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- $166,488
Board results
NBEO Part I — 74%first-time, n=100
Part II — 93%first-time
Part III — 73%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 88%including retakes
- Attrition
- 0% a year
Living there
82°FJuly high
14°FJanuary low
61″snow a year
69errands score
42kmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $796/mo · all rentals $1,010
- Cost-of-living index
- 89
On the population figurecounty
About this program
Public school but charges the same tuition to residents and non-residents.
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)