University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Optometry
St. Louis, MO · Big city · Public · First class 1980
Fully accredited
- seats per class
- 46
- applications
- 496
- average GPA
- 3.50
- average OAT
- 318
- resident tuition
- $30,560
- four-year cost
- $245,788
Getting in
- Average GPA
- 3.50
- OAT
- 318 academic average · 304 total science
- Entering with a bachelor’s
- 98%
- From in state
- 17% of the class · 17 states represented
- Women in the class
- 65.9%
- Bachelor’s degree
- No; 90 semester hrs min
- Prerequisites
- Organic chem, microbiology, statistics, psychology
- Shadowing
- Strongly recommended, 20+ hrs
- Deadline
- 3/1/27 · fee $50
What it costs
$156,270resident, four-year total
$245,788non-resident, four-year total
$214,208median across all 27 programs, for reference
- Tuition
- $30,560/yr resident · $50,464/yr non-resident
- Median graduate debt
- $200,092
Board results
NBEO Part I — 74.2%first-time, n=128
Part II — 89.1%first-time
Part III — 64.8%first-time
Ultimate pass rate — 83.6%including retakes
- Attrition
- 1.1% a year
Living there
90°FJuly high
24°FJanuary low
17″snow a year
50errands score
2.8Mmetro people
- One-bedroom rent
- $995/mo · all rentals $1,218
- Cost-of-living index
- 95.1
ACOE program directories & accreditation actions, theacoe.org (retrieved Aug 3, 2026)