University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry
Pikeville, KY · Small town · Private · First class 2016
Fully accreditedFaith-based
- seats per class
- 60
- applications
- 434
- average GPA
- 3.52
- average OAT
- 301
- tuition per year
- $48,750
- four-year cost
- $195,000
Accreditation
This program is fully accredited.
Dropped to Accredited with Conditions June 2024; restored to full Accredited Jan 1, 2025.
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.52
- OAT
- 301 academic average · 284 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 89%
- From in state
- 12% of the class · 21 states represented
- Women in the class
- 53.7%
- Bachelor’s degree
- Preferred, not required
- Prerequisites
- College math, psychology; anatomy/physiology/biochem strongly recommended
- Shadowing
- Strongly recommended
- Deadline
- 4/1/27 · fee None
What it costs
$195,000four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $48,750/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- $158,920
Board results
NBEO Part I — 63.4%first-time, n=161
Part II — 82.6%first-time
Part III — 49.1%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 71.4%including retakes
- Attrition
- 3% a year
Living there
86°FJuly high
26°FJanuary low
23″snow a year
65errands score
55kmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $745/mo · all rentals $977
- Cost-of-living index
- 85.3
On the population figurecounty
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)