Rocky Mountain University College of Optometric Medicine
Provo, UT · College town · Private · First class 2023
Accredited with conditionsNew program
- seats per class
- 70
- applications
- 267
- average GPA
- 3.50
- average OAT
- 307
- tuition per year
- $33,792
- four-year cost
- $205,885
Accreditation
This program is accredited with conditions.
Accredited with Conditions (June 2026) with cited deficiencies in five standards; interim ACOE visit spring 2030. First graduates winter 2026, so no board pass rates exist yet. Accelerated 11-semester program.
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.50
- OAT
- 307 academic average · 299 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 100%
- From in state
- 17% of the class · 22 states represented
- Women in the class
- 55.6%
- Bachelor’s degree
- Yes
- Prerequisites
- College algebra+, anatomy, physiology; biochem required; organic chem & stats recommended
- Shadowing
- Strongly recommended
- Deadline
- 3/20/27 · fee None
What it costs
$205,885four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $33,792/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- No graduates yet
Board results
No board results exist yetThe first class started in 2023 and has not sat the boards yet.
- Attrition
- 0.8% a year
Living there
92°FJuly high
21°FJanuary low
57″snow a year
70errands score
760kmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $1,265/mo · all rentals $1,460
- Cost-of-living index
- 98.2
About this program
Year-1 tuition is low ($33.8k) but rises to $53.8k by year 4 — the 4-year total is the honest number.
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)