Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Suburban · Private · First class 1989
Fully accreditedOD/MBA · OD/MPH · OD/MS
- seats per class
- 106
- applications
- 801
- average GPA
- 3.54
- average OAT
- 325
- tuition per year
- $43,212
- four-year cost
- $192,863
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.54
- OAT
- 325 academic average · 319 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 96%
- From in state
- 54% of the class · 21 states represented
- Women in the class
- 70.9%
- Bachelor’s degree
- Preferred, not required
- Prerequisites
- Anatomy, physiology, biochem, microbiology, statistics, psychology
- Shadowing
- Required, min 10 hrs
- Deadline
- 4/1/27 · fee None
What it costs
$192,863four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $43,212/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- $248,533
Board results
NBEO Part I — 53.2%first-time, n=325
Part II — 77.5%first-time
Part III — 75.1%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 77.5%including retakes
- Attrition
- 1.2% a year
Living there
91°FJuly high
61°FJanuary low
0″snow a year
73errands score
6.4Mmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $1,900/mo · all rentals $2,333
- Cost-of-living index
- 114.2
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