UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry
San Antonio, TX · Big city · Private · First class 2009
Fully accreditedFaith-based
- seats per class
- 74
- applications
- 437
- average GPA
- 3.36
- average OAT
- 300
- tuition per year
- $42,900
- four-year cost
- $190,229
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.36
- OAT
- 300 academic average · 300 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 98.5%
- From in state
- 37% of the class · 14 states represented
- Women in the class
- 68.1%
- Bachelor’s degree
- No, but preferred
- Prerequisites
- Anatomy/physiology, organic chem, biochem, microbiology, statistics, psychology
- Shadowing
- Required, 20 hrs with an OD
- Deadline
- 5/1/27 · fee None
What it costs
$190,229four-year total, the same for everyone
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $42,900/yr, the same for everyone
- Median graduate debt
- $252,267
Board results
NBEO Part I — 53.4%first-time, n=178
Part II — 80.9%first-time
Part III — 69.7%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 71.3%including retakes
- Attrition
- 19.1% a year
Living there
96°FJuly high
40°FJanuary low
1″snow a year
78errands score
2.8Mmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $1,177/mo · all rentals $1,426
- Cost-of-living index
- 94.7
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)