Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry
Glendale, AZ · Suburban · Private · First class 2009
Fully accredited
- seats per class
- 72
- applications
- 743
- average GPA
- 3.69
- average OAT
- 333
- tuition per year
- $50,037
- four-year cost
- $214,208
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.69
- OAT
- 333 academic average · 325 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 100%
- From in state
- 15% of the class · 25 states represented
- Women in the class
- 71.9%
- Bachelor’s degree
- Yes
- Prerequisites
- Calculus, biochem, microbiology, statistics, psychology (1 course each)
- Shadowing
- Strongly recommended
- Deadline
- 4/1/27 · fee None
What it costs
$214,208four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $50,037/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- $222,904
Board results
NBEO Part I — 79.8%first-time, n=178
Part II — 90.5%first-time
Part III — 84.3%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 93.8%including retakes
- Attrition
- 1.1% a year
Living there
106°FJuly high
46°FJanuary low
0″snow a year
75errands score
5.2Mmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $1,583/mo · all rentals $1,839
- Cost-of-living index
- 103.3
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)