University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science
Waterloo, ON · College town · Public · First class 1967
Fully accreditedCanada · OEBC boardsOD/MSc (accelerated)
- seats per class
- 91
- applications
- 267
- admitted average
- 88%
- average OAT
- 366
- tuition per year
- CA$18,800
- four-year cost
- $255,905
Getting in
- Admission average
- 88% admitted avg (2024; min 75%)
- OAT
- 366 academic average
- Bachelor’s degree
- No — apply after 2nd undergrad year; 15 prerequisite courses + 4 labs
- Prerequisites
- 15 specific courses + 4 labs, complete by winter of entry year
- Shadowing
- Required, min 8 hrs
- Deadline
- OUAC: opens Sept 17, closes Nov 12 (Sept 2027 entry) · fee not published
The school’s own admissions noteWaterloo grades on Ontario's percentage scale, not a 4.0 GPA. Enrolled students' overall average was 88 (range 78–95) in 2024, with a hard 75.0% minimum to apply; enrolled OAT averaged 366 (minimum 300). The Chances badge estimates your Ontario percentage from your GPA via the official OUAC conversion scale and compares it to these numbers — an estimate, not Waterloo's own transcript evaluation (they route international transcripts through World Education Services).