NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Tahlequah, OK · Small town · Public · First class 1979
Fully accredited
- seats per class
- 28
- applications
- 226
- average GPA
- 3.68
- average OAT
- 323
- resident tuition
- $22,196
- four-year cost
- $234,998
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.68
- OAT
- 323 academic average · 316 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 100%
- From in state
- 14% of the class · 7 states represented
- Women in the class
- 57.3%
- Bachelor’s degree
- Preferred, not required
- Prerequisites
- Anatomy w/lab, physiology, organic chem, biochem, microbiology, statistics, psychology
- Shadowing
- Required, min 30 hrs
- Deadline
- 2/1/27 · fee $75
What it costs
$138,074resident, four-year total
$234,998non-resident, four-year total
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $22,196/yr resident · $43,156/yr non-resident
- Median graduate debt
- $166,188
Board results
NBEO Part I — 77%first-time, n=74
Part II — 97.3%first-time
Part III — 63.5%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 82.4%including retakes
- Attrition
- 0.9% a year
Living there
92°FJuly high
27°FJanuary low
4″snow a year
39errands score
49kmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $769/mo · all rentals $948
- Cost-of-living index
- 83.6
On the population figurecounty
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)