New England College of Optometry
Boston, MA · Big city · Private · First class 1894
Fully accreditedOD/MS
- seats per class
- 140
- applications
- 870
- average GPA
- 3.56
- average OAT
- 331
- tuition per year
- $49,852
- four-year cost
- $202,838
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.56
- OAT
- 331 academic average · 327 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 95%
- From in state
- 21% of the class · 25 states represented
- Women in the class
- 77%
- Bachelor’s degree
- No
- Prerequisites
- Biochem, microbiology, statistics, psychology
- Shadowing
- Strongly recommended
- Deadline
- 3/31/27 · fee $30 (waivers available)
What it costs
$202,838four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $49,852/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- $191,355
Board results
NBEO Part I — 66.2%first-time, n=349
Part II — 87.4%first-time
Part III — 73.1%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 83.4%including retakes
- Attrition
- 1.6% a year
Living there
82°FJuly high
24°FJanuary low
49″snow a year
99errands score
5.0Mmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $2,476/mo · all rentals $2,941
- Cost-of-living index
- 108.3
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)