The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Columbus, OH · Big city · Public · First class 1914
Fully accreditedOD/MS
- seats per class
- 69
- applications
- 567
- average GPA
- 3.86
- average OAT
- 358
- resident tuition
- $29,442
- four-year cost
- $182,643
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.86
- OAT
- 358 academic average · 359 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 91%
- From in state
- 28% of the class · 20 states represented
- Women in the class
- 70.2%
- Bachelor’s degree
- 90+ semester hrs; bachelor's strongly recommended
- Prerequisites
- Anatomy, physiology, organic chem, biochem, microbiology, psychology
- Shadowing
- Required, min 10 hrs with 2 ODs in 2+ settings
- Deadline
- 3/1/27 · fee $60 dom / $70 intl
What it costs
$161,547resident, four-year total
$182,643non-resident, four-year total
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $29,442/yr resident · $50,498/yr non-resident
- Median graduate debt
- $165,270
Board results
NBEO Part I — 93.6%first-time, n=188
Part II — 98.9%first-time
Part III — 82.4%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 97.9%including retakes
- Attrition
- 1.1% a year
Living there
85°FJuly high
22°FJanuary low
28″snow a year
98errands score
2.2Mmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $1,194/mo · all rentals $1,430
- Cost-of-living index
- 95.5
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)